About By Guess & By Gosh

Charlotte at 20 years old

"By Guess and By Gosh". My grandmother's answer when you needed specific measurements for her recipes. She added a 'dash' here, a 'glug' there. Never writing down directions; always experimenting. After she passed away we discovered cupboards and drawers filled with recipes. It became my mission to decipher and try the well-worn recipe cards, hoping to find a few gems. This resulted in a family cookbook called By Guess and By Gosh containing both grandma’s recipes and other family favorites. Follow me here as I share family faves and new finds, as well as crafty ideas.

Email me with recipes, sips or crafts you may have and I'd be happy to test them out and include on this site for others to try as well. If it is a family favorite, even better.

My grandparents in the early 1940's