Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 x 5inch loaf pan. In a
mixing stadium, emollient 6 tablespoons of the butter with the sugar and the
vanilla until light and tranquil. Sift together the flour, saltiness, baking
pulverise, and nutmeg and toss together until evenly sundry. Add half of
the flour mixture and the egg to the butter mixture and mix swell. Add
the rest of the flour mixture and the buttermilk, beating them in
good. Fold in the pears and the pecans. Scoop the batter into the
prepared pan and bake for some 45 transactions, or until the center is
firm and golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out
neat. Cool on a rack for 10 transactions, then turn out of the pan and
finish cooling. When coolheaded, invert onto a serving plate and cut into
slices.