Victorian sugarplums

Ingredients

• 2 cups slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 tsp fennel seeds , finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp anise seeds , finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp cardamom
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2/3 cup finely chopped dried apricots
• 2/3 cup finely chopped dried prunes
• 2/3 cup finely chopped dried dates
• 2/3 cup coarse or granulated sugar