"l not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 2-Mar-2015, Kalmia > wrote:
>
>> On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2:09:18 PM UTC-5, l not -l wrote:
>> > On 2-Mar-2015, Kalmia > wrote:
>> >
>> > > 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.
>> >
>> > I put the filling in a zip lock bag, snip off one corner. While
>> > holding
>> > the
>> > shell in one hand, I squeeze the filling from the bag into the shell.
>>
>> These aren't shells- they're tubes. Shells are harder to stuff - hard to
>> hold open, so I rarely use shells.
>
> Understood that they are not shell shaped; I used the term shell to mean
> container - such as a cream puff shell. The method of filling I
> mentioned
> is for filling tubular manicotti pasta "shells".

I should think a pastry bag would work too.