Instructions: This loaf really is a nougat, with its honey base, resembling some modern health bars. Nuts (despite their fat content), dried fruits and honey all were considered healthful in most nineteenth-century health systems.

Grind nuts and raisins in food chopper; mix with honey; pack under a weight for 24 hours and cut into bars.

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