Pear Cheese Cake

circa 1975

It is one thing to have a pear tree in one's yard.

It is another to make a pear cheesecake.

Wyona used the recipe from the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook that she received from Aunt Mary when Wyona got married.

That book must be close to 50 years old.  The only way I will get one is if I see one in the Salmon Arm Churches Thrift Store. 

I saw Wyona's book.  Many of the pages need reinforcements.  Some of the pages are spotted with the stains of recipes long made.

In this case, after the crumb base in the recipe book, Wyona alternated layers of peeled pears and cheesecake filling to the top of her spring form pan and then she put it in the oven.

Pear Cheesecake for Three

Moiya and I just happened to come by her house as she was preparing to eat the last piece.

Of course, the whipping cream on top didn't exactly come out even with the cheesecake below it, but that didn't matter to any of the three of us.

One piece -- enough to feed three hungry women.

Moiya and I can tell you, "Pray for another good crop of pears next year.  Add to that prayer the hope that you will be passing by and drop in at the right moment."

Arta