TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, 1 (8 oz.) shrimp or crab meat, 1 (4 to 6 oz.) seafood cocktail sauce

SOLUTION: cream cheese, shrimp, cocktail sauce

PROBLEM: 2 cups self-raising flour, 30 g butter, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated, 2 tablespoons chives, snipped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup milk, grated parmesan cheese (extra)

SOLUTION: flour, butter, parmesan cheese, chives, garlic, water, milk, parmesan cheese

PROBLEM: 5 3/4 c. water, 9 Tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. salt, 7 c. instant potatoes (or use boiled potatoes), 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 pt. sour cream, Cheddar cheese

SOLUTION:
water, butter, salt, potatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, Cheddar cheese