bobad -- I'm a fifth generation Kraut (my last name is Schulz) who grew up in Milwaukee.
My FAVORITE pickle (and it's really difficult to choose -- never met a pickle I didn't like) is pickle beef heart and tongue. LOTS of onions! I also like pickled pig's feet and hog hocks in a pinch.
We've got a refrigerator full of mustards, too -- and damned few of them are sweet!
Oh, Jeri gave me some okra pickles for Christmas. Now, I can't say I'm a fan of okra, but I really liked the pickle. And I really need to get to a Trader Joe's and buy about a case of the pickled snap peas.