Instructions: 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.
Input: 12 cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup molasses, 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 cup buttermilk, 12 cup chopped walnuts, 24 maraschino cherries, well drained, 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, 14 cup butter, softened, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel, 1 34-2 cups confectioners' sugar
Output:
shortening, sugar, eggs, molasses, flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, buttermilk, walnuts, maraschino cherries, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, sugar