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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.

1 cup dried apricot, each cut into thirds (8 ounces), 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed, 3 slices lemon peel, each 3-inch x 1-inch, 1 cinnamon stick, 3-inch long, 4 cups unsweetened apple juice (or unsweetened apple cider), 1 cup dried pitted prunes, each cut in half (8 ounces), 1/2 cup dried tart cherry (4 ounces), 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Output:
apricot, brown sugar, lemon peel, cinnamon, apple juice, prunes, cherry, vanilla extract