Long overdue tribute to my mother's recipe file

My first efforts at reproducing my mother's recipe file disappeared into the roiling of the internet/computerverse several years ago.  But I want to save some of these recipes because the family loved them, or because the family hated them, or even because they just sound off the wall.  Most of these recipes date from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.  If she attributes who she got the recipe from I'll include.  I will use the original language of recipe (they are all in English, but...) and put any clarifications in brackets.

Mother was pretty much a self-taught cook.  She always said she was never allowed to cook at home growing up because the family was large and there wasn't money to waste on a meal that turned out poorly.  She grew up during the 1920s and 30s in central Iowa and ate good plain farm meals. 

Anyway, these recipes were ones she saved.  Since it is summer and there are lots of fresh vegetables out there I'll start with

Bread and Butter Pickles

Contributed by Pauline (she was my Dad's Sister)                                        7 Pints

4 quarts sliced Cucumber
6 large onions [sliced]
6 large mangos [sliced] [I know Mother made these pickles, but to my knowledge there was never a mango in the house, so she must have just omitted these]
3 cups sugar
3 cups vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
2 teaspoons mustard seed
2 teaspoons turmeric powder
4 teaspoons salt

Mix everything together on stove and let come to a boil.  Cook 15 minutes, then put in jars & seal.  Can be eaten right away.