by a certain distance for example 2 or 3 mm the criteria for the manufacture of shell like containers with an internal flange 3 from a single edible material are widely known in the art and do not need to be described herein if for instance it is decided to make the shell 2 out of chocolate it is possible to use the moulding technique often called 34 slush moulding 34 which is currently used in the manufacture of the half shells of easter eggs or the hollow hemispherical half shells of pralines to be filled with liqueur or a creamy filling naturally the above is true even if the shell 2 is made of another edible material such as wafer or the like as to the implication that the flange 3 is annular it should be pointed out that the description should in no way be seen as restricted to a continuous circular development as shown by way of example in the appended drawings the annular flange 3 may have a polygonal or more complicated outline and or may have other discontinuities such as notches or pleats and the like without any effect on the performance of the flange 3 in the terms which will be explained in greater detail below with reference once again to the embodiment illustrated in the appended drawings it is intended that a syrup 4 flavored for example with coffee hazelnut orange or the.