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: 1/2 c. butter, 1 c. sugar, 2 eggs, 1 1/2 c. flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 c. milk, 1 tsp. vanilla

SOLUTION: butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla

PROBLEM: 2 c. flour, 1 c. sugar, 1/2 c. Crisco, 1 egg, 2 bananas, mashed, 2 Tbsp. buttermilk, 1 tsp. soda, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. lemon extract, 1/2 c. pecans, chopped

SOLUTION: flour, sugar, Crisco, egg, bananas, buttermilk, soda, vanilla, lemon extract, pecans

PROBLEM: 1 can blueberry pie filling, 1 angel food cake, 1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding, 1 sm. lowfat sour cream

SOLUTION:
blueberry pie filling, cake, vanilla instant pudding, sour cream