4 c. fresh pears, chopped fine
2 c. sugar
1 c. chopped nuts
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon or nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla
2 well beaten eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have eggs at room temperature. Peel and core pears and chip into small pieces. Mix with sugar and nuts. Let stand for one hour. Stir often as mixture makes its own juice.

Add dry ingredients to pears. Add oil, vanilla, and eggs. Do not use a mixer. Stir by hand. Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.