Chop the nuts and mix it with the dried cranberries. Keep it aside.
Grease a baking sheet lightly and keep it aside,
Place sugar, butter and water in a heavy bottom pan. Simmer over low heat until the sugar begins melting.
Stir continuously for about 10 minutes, then the sugar will begin to turn a light brown and will be melted completely. Once it turns medium brown, drop a tiny dot into a bowl of cold water. Test to see that it turns crisp immediately.
Now quickly stir in a pinch of baking soda, and turn in all the dry fruit and cranberries.
Vigorously mix in to coat, and then immediately turn out onto greased tray, flattening rapidly with a flat metal spatula, spoon or butter knife. Be careful as the mixture will be very hot, but will begin to harden into shape rapidly.