The Australian website `` Australian Flavour '' gives an even earlier date , 1926 , when Home Cookery for New Zealand by E Futter had a recipe for â Meringue with Fruit Filling . The Australian website `` Australian Flavour '' gives the earlier date of 1926 for its creation , suggesting that Home Cookery for New Zealand , by E Futter , contained a recipe for â Meringue with Fruit Filling .