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.
Example: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup finely ground blanched almonds, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, almost melted, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, Candied violets for garnish, optional
Example solution: flour, ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, confectioners sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, Candied violets
Example explanation: Given the required ingredients, the ner of the recipe is generated. As the ingredients contain the quantities, if we just remove quantities from ingredients, we get the ner.

Problem: 3 c. cooked chicken, 1 (4 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, 1 c. chopped celery, 1 c. mayonnaise, 2 tsp. curry powder, 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 (11 oz.) can drained and sliced mandarin oranges or 1/2 lb. green seedless grapes, salt to taste

Solution: chicken, water chestnuts, celery, mayonnaise, curry powder, soy sauce, lemon juice, oranges, salt