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.
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Question: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, 8 ounces Velveeta cheese, 8 ounces salsa

Answer: cream cheese, Velveeta cheese, salsa

Question: 1 large can pineapple chunks, 1 small can mandarin oranges, 2 (24 oz.) containers Cool Whip, 1 c. pecans, chopped, 1 large carton cottage cheese, 1 large box orange-pineapple Jell-O

Answer: pineapple, mandarin oranges, containers, pecans, cottage cheese, orange-pineapple

Question: 1 lb. dates, cut up, 1 lb. raisins, cut up, 6 c. boiling water, 8 tsp. bicarbonate of soda, 2 lb. chopped walnuts, 6 c. sugar, 9 Tbsp. butter, 8 eggs, 4 tsp. vanilla, 12 c. flour

Answer:
dates, raisins, boiling water, bicarbonate of soda, walnuts, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, flour