<p>I put as much as I can in GlassLock containers for the fridge and keep them there as much as possible. Fortunately for us, food goes so fast that long-term leftovers usually aren’t a problem.</p>
<p>The squirrels are still eating our Halloween pumpkins…they seem fine.</p>
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<p>^^^ I am sorry to say that I was the trash can…:)</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious- I am in the 3 to 4 day camp.</p>
<p>I grew up eating leftover turkey for a lot more days than recommended - at least a week I would say. I think 3-4 days is very conservative, if the turkey has been properly handled. I wouldn’t have any problem going a week, particularly if it is cooked again and not just reheated.</p>
<p>LOL of course today the turkey that hadn’t been boiled in soup smelled slightly off, so we tossed it. But it’s been fine up until today. 
I do try to eat it within a week and lost track of it.</p>
<p>I froze the carcass of the bird and used it today , along with a couple of chicken thighs and also frozen leftover gravy to make a big pot of soup
I’ve had a wicked cold for close to a week and the one thig I wanted and didn’t have was some decent soup on hand
I took care of that today…made tomato soup and the mixed chic/turkey and froze 5 containers
I think I am on a roll. I have a lot of sweet potatoes on hand…that is the next soup for freezing
I think I will prepare for the apocolypse</p>
<p>apocolypse or holiday season either one -it is good to be prepared!</p>
<p>I haven’t had sweet potato soup in a long time - maybe twenty-five years ago in a chicken base cooked by a french chef that I was visiting. We had sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving but they lasted until Friday.</p>
<p>One thing that my wife has taken to doing is to cut up butternut squash into strips (thinner than french fries), mash them together and then fry them. It’s like a potato pancake but it’s made out of butternut squash instead. They don’t last very long around here.</p>
<p>Four days is max for me. I threw the turkey carvass in the crockpot for soup on Sunday and that’s it. If I want to save anything I would cut out pieces Sat and freeze right away, like the leftover ham.</p>
<p>@BCEagle , the sweet potato soup was a recipe I found on the foodnetwork’s website. It is supposed to have applesauce , but I used a granny smith apple instead, and curry</p>
<p>Also , I make a pancake from zucchini and feta. Pancakes are a great way to use veggies and add variety to the usual methods</p>