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home-made soup

15 replies

wurlywurly · 05/02/2007 12:53

have made soup for the first time ever today (bought a load of stew packs ready chopped reduced to 19p and just added it to chicken stock) anyway there is LOADS, how long can i keep it for???

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ComeOVeneer · 05/02/2007 12:54

Keep in the fridge for 2-3 days, or freeze it.

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aDad · 05/02/2007 12:54

I keep ours about 6 days in the fridge fine.

freeze some portions.

Congrats on your first soup!

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Iklboo · 05/02/2007 12:54

For ages in the freezer

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wurlywurly · 05/02/2007 12:55

i dont have any freezer tubs otherwise i would freeze it, will have to just keep eating it and i still have another reduced stew pack in the fridge!!

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damewashalot · 05/02/2007 12:57

Freeze it in bags. Freezer bags of course

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Iklboo · 05/02/2007 12:57

Have you got any sandwich bags - the zip lock ones? They work just as well if you don't overfill them.

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wurlywurly · 05/02/2007 14:18

think i will stick it in the fridge for tomorrow and get some freezer bags tomorrow and make another bath and freezer it.

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aDad · 05/02/2007 14:20

now a bathtubful would be too much wurly

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wurlywurly · 05/02/2007 14:21

whoops sorry meant batch.

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aDad · 05/02/2007 14:23

Good. It's just I've seen the harm that soup can do. People who discover it late then try to make up for lost time and make bigger and bigger batches to recapture that initial soup-high.

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Skribble · 06/02/2007 00:21

Oh have you been watching me aDad , I have having a soup revival at the moment and just made a double batch of tomato and some potato and leek, freezer is full of those takeaway tubs.

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aDad · 06/02/2007 14:53

before you know it, you'll be way out of control skribble, probably buying more and more tupperware and bigger freezers to keep up with your habit.

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MissGolightly · 06/02/2007 15:03

It keeps much better in the fridge if you heat it to boiling point and then pour into an air-tight container, or a jug covered with clingfilm. Anything basically veggy will keep about a week using this method. Chicken soup and other meats, a bit less.

If you plan to freeze a creamy soup it's safer to only add the cream when you re-heat it, as sometimes the defrosting can make the cream curdle.

I just tried making the Riverford Thai Squash soup, it was GORGEOUS, the nicest soup I've tried for ages.

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Skribble · 06/02/2007 21:51

Its ok I alternat between takeaways and homemade soup so lots of tubs to freeze in.

Thanks for confirming what I thought about the cream.