In this task, you have to identify the named entities (NER) which are the ingredients required given its directions. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.

Pour boiling water over the first 3 ingredients and cool 5 minutes., Add remaining ingredients., Stir all ingredients together., Pour in loaf pan., Bake 1 hour in moderate oven, 350.
dates, butter, baking soda, boiling water, sugar, egg, flour, nutmeats