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]: 1/2 pound ground lamb, 1/2 pound lean ground beef, 1 clove garlic, minced, 1 peeled and seeded ripe tomato, diced, 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses, 1 heaped tablespoon kofte mix, salt, freshly ground pepper
[EX A]: ground lamb, ground beef, clove garlic, tomato, pomegranate molasses, kofte mix, salt, freshly ground pepper

[EX Q]: 1/2 lb. butter, 1 c. sugar, 1 egg, 2 c. flour, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar, pinch of salt, 2 tsp. vanilla
[EX A]: butter, sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla

[EX Q]: 3 (No. 2) cans apricot halves, drained, 2 sticks oleo, 1 box light brown sugar, 2 stacks Ritz crackers
[EX A]:
apricot halves, oleo, light brown sugar, crackers