Pickles to us encompasses:
Onions
Beetroot (beets)
Cauliflower
Red Cabbage
Eggs
Gherkins
and apart from eggs I love pickles. When the jar was empty from any particular vegetable the vinegar left I drank when I was a kid and I swear it's been beneficial to me. Vinegar has many healthy properties and I haven't thrown up (whether through alcohol or illness) for 15 years now. Hard as nails I am