When I was a QC supervisor at a Unilever Birdseye factory back in 1970, I found an old book in their library with some recipes from about 1860. like this:-
Take 300lb of walnuts (brine soaked)
100lb of soy
50lb of anchovies
50lb Onions minced
Simmer for 1 hour then add:
1lb of ground cloves
1lb of ground ginger
½lb of ground Mace
½lb of ground Black pepper.
100gallons of 20's vinegar
Simmer for ½hour.