1 cup honey
1 cup milk (soy milk ok)
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cup flour (whole wheat ok)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or mac nuts
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg

Combine honey, milk, and sugar in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until sugar is dissolved. Cool to lukewarm.

Mix together flour, soda, salt. Add to honey mixture with walnuts, shortening and egg. Beat for 2 minutes or until well blended. Turn into 9x5x3-inch pan, greased and lightly floured on the bottom only. (Or lined with waxed paper.)

Bake at 325° F. 75 to 90 minutes. Test with tooth pick at 75 min. Cool for 15 minutes, remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.