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.

3 c. apples, chopped, 2 c. cranberries, 1 1/2 c. sugar, 1 1/2 c. quick oatmeal, 1 stick margarine or butter, 1/2 c. brown sugar, 1/3 c. flour, 1/2 c. pecans
apples, cranberries, sugar, oatmeal, margarine, brown sugar, flour, pecans