
A number of other items can also be made, but have no further purpose. Starting from only four base components, the player can combine and expand their number of reagents, and eventually create the Elixir of Life by mixing a black egg and a bottle. In Rusty Lake: Roots, ingredients are mostly used through alchemy, in the final stage of the game.

The Gin Tonic was given as part of a competition. The recipes for all of these, except the Gin Tonic, are given to the player in game. When mixed together in the shaker provided, valid combinations of drinks can be made into one of four cocktails and given to the barfly, Bob. Six bottles of drinks are found behind the bar of the Rusty Lake Theatre. Pigeon, but this contains only one ingredient: Corn. Boar, made of bread, lettuce and his own faeces. In addition to these dinners, a Bloody Mary cocktail can be made for Mr. Blackberries are found in the beak of the Young Bird, if they are repeatedly shocked.Bat after the player catches him on the third night. Owl's picture in the room, if cut with a knife. White Beans are found behind a mark on Mr.White Wine is found by the dining room door, after Mrs.Tomatoes are found in the toilet of Room 2, after Mr.


Mushrooms are found in the painting in the lobby, after answering the telephone on the first night.For every meal, one extra ingredient is found inside the guests' room and one is found in the Hotel lobby.

In addition, two extra ingredients can be used for each piece of meat, adding extra flavour and improving the player's score. The five types of meat are found in each room of Rusty Lake Hotel, after killing each of the five guests. There are fifteen ingredients in total five pieces of meat and ten optional ingredients, with three ingredients total needed to create each meal. Various ingredients appear in Rusty Lake Hotel, which the player must collect in order to prepare five dinners.
