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How to Make Bessie’s Peculiar Past in Infinite Craft

Bessie’s Peculiar Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bessie’s Pelican plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Bessie’s PelicanPast TenseBessie’s Peculiar Past

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1202 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5LakePlantLily
  6. 6FjordLilyNymph
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoTornadoHurricane
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  11. 11NymphSteamboatCalliope
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13SteamWindCloud
  14. 14EarthEngineTractor
  15. 15CloudTractorCrop
  16. 16CropFireToast
  17. 17EngineToastPop Tart
  18. 18Pop TartWindFlying Pop Tart
  19. 19Flying Pop TartTractorFlying Tractor
  20. 20CalliopeFlying TractorBessie
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24FarmFireBarbecue
  25. 25AshBarbecueBurger
  26. 26BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  30. 30Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  31. 31PlantSteamTea
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33TeaWindmillDutch
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36SunTime MachineFuture
  37. 37DutchFutureTense
  38. 38Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40OceanWaterFish
  41. 41FishWindFlying Fish
  42. 42EarthFlying FishBird
  43. 43BirdFlying FishPelican
  44. 44Future TensePelicanPelican’t
  45. 45BessiePelican’tBessie’s Pelican
  46. 46WaterWindWave
  47. 47EarthWaveSand
  48. 48FireSandGlass
  49. 49GlassSandHourglass
  50. 50FireHourglassTime
  51. 51AshTimeHistory
  52. 52GlassSteamMirror
  53. 53HistoryMirrorPast
  54. 54FireWindSmoke
  55. 55SmokeWaterFog
  56. 56FogPlantMushroom
  57. 57EarthMushroomToadstool
  58. 58PlantWindDandelion
  59. 59DandelionPlantWeed
  60. 60ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  61. 61DustWindSandstorm
  62. 62SandstormWaterOasis
  63. 63OasisPlantDate
  64. 64DateWaterDating
  65. 65DatingEarthMarriage
  66. 66EarthMarriageDivorce
  67. 67DandelionDustWish
  68. 68WaterWishGenie
  69. 69DivorceGenieSingle
  70. 70Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  71. 71PastTriplePast Tense
  72. 72Bessie’s PelicanPast TenseBessie’s Peculiar Past
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Lake + Mountain→ Fjord4Earth + Water→ Plant5Lake + Plant→ Lily6Fjord + Lily→ Nymph7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane9Fire + Water→ Steam10Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat11Nymph + Steamboat→ Calliope12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Steam + Wind→ Cloud14Earth + Engine→ Tractor15Cloud + Tractor→ Crop16Crop + Fire→ Toast17Engine + Toast→ Pop Tart18Pop Tart + Wind→ Flying Pop Tart19Flying Pop Tart + Tractor→ Flying Tractor20Calliope + Flying Tractor→ Bessie21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Earth + Tractor→ Farm24Farm + Fire→ Barbecue25Ash + Barbecue→ Burger26Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine30Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger31Plant + Steam→ Tea32Engine + Wind→ Windmill33Tea + Windmill→ Dutch34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Sun + Time Machine→ Future37Dutch + Future→ Tense38Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense39Lake + Water→ Ocean40Ocean + Water→ Fish41Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish42Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird43Bird + Flying Fish→ Pelican44Future Tense + Pelican→ Pelican’t45Bessie + Pelican’t→ Bessie’s Pelican46Water + Wind→ Wave47Earth + Wave→ Sand48Fire + Sand→ Glass49Glass + Sand→ Hourglass50Fire + Hourglass→ Time51Ash + Time→ History52Glass + Steam→ Mirror53History + Mirror→ Past54Fire + Wind→ Smoke55Smoke + Water→ Fog56Fog + Plant→ Mushroom57Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool58Plant + Wind→ Dandelion59Dandelion + Plant→ Weed60Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom61Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm62Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis63Oasis + Plant→ Date64Date + Water→ Dating65Dating + Earth→ Marriage66Earth + Marriage→ Divorce67Dandelion + Dust→ Wish68Water + Wish→ Genie69Divorce + Genie→ Single70Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple71Past + Triple→ Past Tense72Bessie’s Pelican + Past Tense→ Bessie’s Peculiar Past

Other ways to make Bessie’s Peculiar Past

2 combinations are known to produce Bessie’s Peculiar Past. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Bessie’s Peculiar Past
FirstSecondResult
Bessie’s PelicanPast TenseBessie’s Peculiar Past
Bessie’s PelicanPast tenseBessie’s Peculiar Past

Bessie’s Peculiar Past at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
120
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bessie’s Peculiar Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bessie’s Pelican with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bessie’s Peculiar Past?

72 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Bessie’s Peculiar Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bessie’s Peculiar Past?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Bessie’s Peculiar Past, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.