2-3 fresh Bartlet pears
1/2 c. salad oil
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 c. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Pore, halve and core pears; chop to make 1 cup fruit. In large bowl with electric mixer beat together oil and sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs one at a time, add the sour cream and vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to oil sugar mixture and continue to beat until well blended. Add nuts and pears, mix well with a large spoon. Spoon into a well greased loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until loaf tests done. Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn out and finish cooling completely on rack. Slice when completely cold. Slice very thin and spread with softened butter or cream cheese.