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.
Q: 3 1/2 cups milk, or more to taste, 2 cups old-fashioned oats, 1 cup canned pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, or to taste (optional), 2 tablespoons pecan pieces, or to taste (optional)
A:
milk, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon, salt, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, brown sugar, pecan