[chickchick]

just making soup for Christmas day (only time to do it!!) its pumpkin soup and i add cream at the end, in order to freeze it for the big day do i leave out the cream or add it in? does cream in soup freeze well, as i dont want a disaster on Christmas day!
please help, thanks

[mumofstig]

I always reheat soup and stir in cream just before serving have never tried freezing with it in. So don't know if you can just that i personally don't
if that makes sense......................

[Trillium]

Cream in a soup will easily freeze and come back exactly as you put it in.  Only thing you can't do with previously frozen cream is whip it.

[Val H]

I've done it both ways for freezing. Tend to freeze generally without the cream so it is more condensed and takes less room and then add when I take it out. Never had a problem with freezing it either way though.

[Val H]

I would also question whether you need to freeze it if you're using it on Thursday? As long as the cream is in (and remains in) date, I wouldn't bother - just keep it in the fridge.

[chickchick]

Hi Val H, thanks for the messages, i made it last night, so do you think it will be ok in the fridge then ith the cream already in it? i dont fancy giving anyone food poisoning for Christmas!

[Val H]

Should be fine as long as the cream's use by date was after the 25th. Just seemed a waste of time freezing it and then having to take it back out again tomorrow evening in order for it to de-frost overnight in the fridge!

[chickchick]

thanks i dont think i was thinking straight, ive put it back in fridge and now left it alone and moved on to the next thing to wory about, thanks again x