Detailed Instructions: 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.
Q: 1 c. chopped dates, 1 c. boiling water, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 c. sugar, 1 c. nut meats, 1/2 c. butter or oleo, 1 egg, 1 1/2 c. flour, 1 tsp. vanilla
A:
dates, boiling water, baking soda, sugar, nut meats, butter, egg, flour, vanilla