Old-fashioned novelties, like candy buttons and necklaces, are here, too, along with color-coded chocolate ... priced nuts and candy, as well as generous gift baskets and dried-fruit-and-nut ...

Once melted mix in the oats and the fruit and nuts and spread the mixture out evenly in an oven tray then bake for 25 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.

Chocolate bark — a popular treat made from ... and cookies right on through to dried fruit and nuts. Peppermint bark, covered in crushed candy canes, is also a popular variation come Christmas ...