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On 2015-03-02 18:25:25 +0000, Kalmia said:

> I cut them in half, stand the flat end on a cutting board, then use a
> tiny spoon with which I fill em like an ice cream cone. They are
> easier to handle when filling, easier to remove from the baking dish,
> and at a potluck, maybe ppl will take fewer and leave some for the next
> guy.
> It also dawned on me that if a tube is split lengthwise, they are nice
> for building a small lasagne, as there are lots of grooves to hold the
> sauce, and a much easier than handling those loooooong noodles too.


Have you considered putting the filling into a large pastry bag with a
big pastry tip in place (or just the hole in the bag, depending on its
size) and filling from there with a squeeze?
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