If it gives you something to do other than smoke, yes.
It depends on the brand and the type of pickles. Most pickles do contain sugar, but very little just to help preserve the pickles.
Pickles are usually made with a lot of vinegar, oil or salt. Any one of these will act as a preservative.
NaCl
Vinegar and salt.
It's possible, there is salt in pickles and if there is salt on the pop corn then that could aggravate the cold sore.
Pickles are not grown, they are small cucumbers , that are canned in vinegar, salt and sugar and some spices, they sit for a few days, and then become pickles.
Yes
To make delicious salt brined pickles at home, start by slicing cucumbers and placing them in a jar with a brine made of water, salt, vinegar, and spices. Let the pickles sit at room temperature for a few days, then refrigerate them for a week before enjoying.
Yes, both are sodium chloride.
Usually for flavour.
If you're pregnant and want pickles, you're probably after the salt. And if you're not pregnant and crave pickles, the reason is most likely the same. ( Pickles also contain a substantial amount of potassium.)
Pickles are conductive because of their acid content. The salt helps too. Pickles can even make a battery.