This section is from the book "Progressive Cookery", by E. M. Hinckley. Also available from Amazon: Progressive Cookery.
Take twenty-five pounds of cucumbers from the salt, soak twenty-four hours in clear water ; then pour the following ingredients over them scalding hot: One pound of white mustard seed, one pound of black mustard seed, one pound of celery seed, one-half pound of whole allspice, one-half pound of black pepper, three pounds of brown sugar, six pounds of white onions, one pound of red peppers, two pounds of green peppers (seeds taken out), two ounces of coreander seed, one ounce of cardamum seed, one ounce of turmeric, one ounce of cinnamon, one ounce of garlic, one ounce of horse-radish, one ounce of cloves, one bottle of English mustard, three gallons of cider vinegar.
 
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