"I made this for the first time a couple of years ago for Thanksgiving. I'm not a fan of pumpkin, generally, so I was skeptical. I made it with the attitude that if it didn't turn out I just wouldn't serve it. There was going to plenty of other stuff so the family would never have to know. Was I ever wrong!! I served it and it was such a hit that it's requested every holiday gathering. My family was content to enjoy the soup and the relish separately and it took some convincing to get them to try them together; but when they did, they had to admit that putting them together enhanced both. This year for Thanksgiving I was going to be in a time crunch so I made the pumpkin part about a week ahead and froze it, adding the cream after defrosting as I warmed it. Didn't seem to hurt it a bit but can't say what would happen if frozen for longer periods of time.