{"id":2124,"date":"2017-11-23T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/what-is-really-in-the-danish-butter-cookie-tin\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T04:24:15","slug":"what-is-really-in-the-danish-butter-cookie-tin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/what-is-really-in-the-danish-butter-cookie-tin\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is REALLY in the Danish Butter Cookie Tin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are your eyes deceiving you?<\/strong> If you are in a Caribbean kitchen, probably. If you hear a loud \u201cAh, come on nah man,\u201d from the direction of the kitchen, or maybe a long \u201csteups,\u201d somebody has opened a container and found something unexpected in a container that is clearly labeled.<\/p>\n<p>This post contains affiliate links. <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/faq-s-about-sponsored-posts-what-they-are-and-why-bloggers-write-them\/\">Click here for more information on affiliate links and sponsored posts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/10-must-haves-your-trinidadian-american-kitchen\/\">10 Must Haves Your Trinidadian American Kitchen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <em><strong>should<\/strong><\/em> contain<a title=\"Did you know you can actually BUY Danish Butter Cookies? They are an actual thing!\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zwtUGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Danish butter cookies.<\/a> <strong>There is a 99% chance that it does not.<\/strong> These tins are notoriously hard to open, so if you have struggled through opening it only to find that there\u2019s not a single cookie (and possibly not anything edible) in <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zwtUGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the tin<\/a> can be devastating.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2112\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2112\" title=\"Has ANYONE EVER found actual Danish Butter Cookies in one of these? Doubt it.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11.jpg\" alt=\"Danish Butter Cookie Tin\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_11-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Has ANYONE EVER found actual Danish Butter Cookies in one of these? Doubt it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before you break a nail <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zwtUGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trying to open one of these<\/a>, check out this list of things that it could contain\u2026<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2113\" title=\"This is probably the number one thing found in one of these tins.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6.jpg\" alt=\"Sewing Kit\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sewing supplies (including many hotel sewing kits that are missing the needle only)<\/li>\n<li>All manner of nails and screws<\/li>\n<li>Old business cards and scraps of paper with phone numbers<\/li>\n<li>Pens that don\u2019t work and unsharpened pencils<\/li>\n<li>Cookies that aren\u2019t Danish Butter Cookies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2114\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2114\" title=\"This is truly some last resort candy.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_2.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry Candy from Grandma's Church Purse\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_2-600x546.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_2-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_2-768x699.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is truly some last resort candy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Candy nobody wants<\/li>\n<li>Extra buttons still in those little zip top bags that come off of jackets and sweaters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2115\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2115\" title=\"I can still feel these hitting me in the head...\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1.jpg\" alt=\"Hair Bubbles\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can still feel these hitting me in the head&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Hair barrettes, bobbles, bubbles, small jar of yellow, blue, or green hair grease or black castor oil, side combs, ribbon, and rat tail combs<\/li>\n<li>Shoe polish and brushes<\/li>\n<li>Safety pins, hair pins, and bobby pins<\/li>\n<li>Small notepads and out of date calendars<\/li>\n<li>Small zip top bags of dry seasonings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2116\" title=\"How many of these does a person actually need?\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Wrench\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5.jpg 450w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Allen wrenches and batteries<\/li>\n<li>Receipts and small window envelopes that came with bills<\/li>\n<li>Plastic cutlery and straws from fast food restaurants &#8211; mostly knives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2117\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2117\" title=\"I'm not sure if I ever tasted these, but that duck sauce...\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_3.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Restaurant Mustard\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_3.jpg 633w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_3-600x1422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_3-127x300.jpg 127w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_3-432x1024.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m not sure if I ever tasted these, but that duck sauce&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Condiments from the takeout &#8211; ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, Chinese restaurant mustard, duck sauce, salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>Nail clippers and files<\/li>\n<li>Extra parts from furniture that didn\u2019t actually get used because nobody reads directions<\/li>\n<li>Masking tape and markers that don\u2019t work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Every now and then at Christmas time, or Thanksgiving if you are in the United States, you will find black cake <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zwtUGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in this tin<\/a>. <\/strong>If it is in the tin, you MIGHT not want to touch it\u2026 It could be a gift for someone, and I\u2019d hate to see anything bad happen to you if you get caught.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few other containers that you may find in a Caribbean house (sometimes any house with a person over 28) that may or may not contain what they are supposed to.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2118\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2118\" title=\"You might also find old, used cooking oil in this as well.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14.jpg\" alt=\"Jar of Mt Olive Pickles\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_14-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You might also find old, used cooking oil in this as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>At one point, these probably had pickles in it.<\/strong> Maybe not in this decade, but it probably did at some time in history. Now, it has pickled papaya, kuchela, chutney, tamarind sauce, pepper sauce, or prepared seasonings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2119\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2119\" title=\"This is hardly ever what you want when you want it.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13.jpg\" alt=\"Jar of Mt Olive Pickles\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_13-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is hardly ever what you want when you want it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This will not contain margarine.<\/strong> It will contain leftovers. Don\u2019t get your hopes up &#8211; that butter is long gone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2120\" title=\"Salad dressing my a**.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9.jpg\" alt=\"Bottle of Salad Dressing\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_9-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salad dressing my a**.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This will not contain salad dressing.<\/strong> It will contain pepper sauce. If you drown your salad in it you will pay the price.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2121\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2121\" title=\"You think this is bleach? HAHAHAHAHAHAH! No.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12.jpg\" alt=\"Bottle of Clorox Bleach\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_12-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You think this is bleach? HAHAHAHAHAHAH! No.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This will not clean your clothes. <\/strong>Although there\u2019s probably a lot wrong with this practice, this will contain emergency water for washing dishes and stuff, and will not whiten or brighten your clothes at all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2122\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2122\" title=\"Cranberry Juice or Sorrel?\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10.jpg\" alt=\"Bottle of Cranberry Apple Juice width=\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_10-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cranberry Juice or Sorrel?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This may not contain cranberry apple juice. <\/strong>It could contain sorrel. If you pour out a cup and the person who made it was saving it, you could be in trouble &#8211; this is true whether it is cranberry apple juice or sorrel. If you get caught putting your nose up to it to smell it, don\u2019t close your eyes &#8211; someone is probably going to swing on you. You can\u2019t win this one.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2123\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption size-full wp-image-2123\" title=\"Hooray! Fruit punch! Don't get your hopes up.\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8.jpg\" alt=\"Gallon jug of Hawaiian Punch\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/danish_cookie_tin_socamom_8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hooray! Fruit punch! Don&#8217;t get your hopes up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>This probably doesn\u2019t have fruit punch in it. <\/strong>If it doesn\u2019t look like fruit punch, you\u2019re lucky, you have some idea that what you are pouring isn\u2019t fruit punch. However, it very well could be rum punch, so you could be winning. Again &#8211; put your nose up to it to smell it at your own peril. If it is done right, you can smell the rum without leaning in.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What other containers do you find in your house that no longer hold their original contents? <\/strong>Have you ever been UNpleasantly surprised? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are your eyes deceiving you?<\/strong> If you are in a Caribbean kitchen, probably. 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