just made a very large batch of veg soup how long should it keep?

[mothersmilk]

how long will it keep in the fridge it does have butter in it will this make a difference? exuse the ignorance, iv made enough to last a week folowing from the wonderfull advice i got from you guys on my credit crunch thread, now i just want make sure none is wasted
tia
also anyone else finding it hard to get there head round the new layout

you could always freeze some!
i would keep it for a 2 or 3 days max in the fridge i think, but i don't know much about these things

i wouldnt keep anything i have cooked over 3 days

but you could freeze it

and yes hate the new layout - took me forvere to find food, and cant find tv

freeze half of it (for the end of the week) and use the rest over the next day or two. Keep in fridge, take out what you need (I'm imagining a complete keg full of the stuff ), make sure it's piping hot before you eat it.
Defrost the rest when you need to so no risk of it going off.

This is always a dilemma for me. I read in the Times the following info. Heat up the soup for 15 mins and it will kill any bugs. But I don't know if they meant every day or what! That seems a bit of a faff. Have you got a freezer? If so get containers that hold two large bowl full & a bit more.LABEL IT! Don't use soup bags I've made a right old mess with them Freeze half and make a promise to eat it every lunchtime. We are big soup eaters in our house. It normally goes like this eat straight away about three bowls. Freeze half forget to put labels and throw away in about three months time. Or make a large batch and not fancy it at all we later throw the whole thing away. My Mum cook it and we eat it all up!Everyday! I think I need some help too!

I make a different soup most weeks, i always freeze whatever i don't use straight away.

I freeze them in individual portions and i almost always have a soup to choose from everyday.