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.

[EX Q]: 1/2 head chopped or shredded cabbage, 2 or 3 pieces fatback (it comes sliced in a pkg.), salt and pepper to taste
[EX A]: head, fatback, salt

[EX Q]: 1/2 lb. butter, 1 c. sugar, 1 egg, 2 c. flour, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar, pinch of salt, 2 tsp. vanilla
[EX A]: butter, sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla

[EX Q]: 3 c. pecans, 2 c. cane sugar or unrefined brown sugar if available, 1 c. water, 1 tsp. vanilla extract
[EX A]:
pecans, cane sugar, water, vanilla extract