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.
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Question: 1 angel food cake, 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries, 2 (3 oz.) boxes strawberry jello, 2 small or 1 large box vanilla instant pudding, 1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip

Answer: cake, frozen strawberries, strawberry jello, vanilla instant pudding

Question: 2 c. self-rising flour, 1 box (16 oz.) light brown sugar, 2 sticks melted butter, 2 c. pecans, 1 tsp. vanilla, 4 eggs

Answer: flour, light brown sugar, butter, pecans, vanilla, eggs

Question: 3 egg whites, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt, 3/4 c. chopped dates, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 c. sugar, 1 c. soda, butter or graham cracker crumbs, 1 c. pecans, chopped, Cool Whip

Answer:
egg whites, baking powder, salt, dates, vanilla, sugar, soda, pecans