On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:08:54 -0400, songbird >
wrote:

>Michael Trew wrote:
>...
>> I can't seem to cook soup small to save my soul. Grandma taught me to
>> make vegetable soup in a 16 qt stockpot, starting with a couple of beef
>> soup bones. I could sum up my cooking style as "feeding a great
>> depression era family of 8"... lol. Hey, the soup lasts me a week and a
>> half, even when I give some away.
>
> we freeze it in portions so we can have it later when
>we want. since i hate plastic we use quart canning jars.
>
> don't fill quart jars over 3/4 full as water expands
>when freezing and then you can break the jars.
> songbird

Very risky freezing anything in glass.
Quality plastic containers are very safe and are reusable many
times... I use square and rectangular containers, stacked like bricks
wastes little freezer space.