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: 2 c. sugar, 1 c. shortening, 5 eggs, 1 3/4 c. flour, 1/3 c. cocoa, 3 tsp. vanilla, 1 c. pecans, chopped, 1/3 tsp. salt, small marshmallows
A: 
sugar, shortening, eggs, flour, cocoa, vanilla, pecans, salt, marshmallows