In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.

[EX Q]: 12 short ribs (about 3 1/2 pounds), 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt & fresh ground pepper, 1 large onion, cut into medium dice, 3 garlic cloves, minced, 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 1/2 cups each, red wine and chicken broth, 14 1/2 ounces petite diced tomatoes
[EX A]: short, olive oil, salt, onion, garlic, thyme, flour, red wine, tomatoes

[EX Q]: 1 layer sponge cake or 1/2 tube chiffon cake, 1/2 cup (125 ml) raspberry preserves, 1/3 cup (80 ml) dry sherry (or 1/2 cup), 1 17 oz (476 grm) can apricot halves, drained, 1 3 or 3-1/4 oz (91 grm) package regular vanilla pudding mix, 3 cups (700 ml) milk, 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla, 1/2 cup (125 ml) whipping cream, 1/4 cup (60 ml) slivered almonds, toasted
[EX A]: layer, raspberry preserves, sherry, apricot halves, regular vanilla pudding, milk, vanilla, whipping cream, almonds

[EX Q]: 1/2 c. melted butter, 2 eggs, 2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 1/2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 c. finely chopped pecans
[EX A]:
butter, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, pecans