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.
Input: 1/2 c. chopped celery, 1/2 c. chopped onions, 1/4 c. chopped green pepper, 1/2 c. butter or margarine melted, 2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans cream of potato soup, undiluted, 1 (17 oz.) can cream-style corn, 1 1/2 c. half and half **, 2 1/2 c. milk, 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp. dried whole thyme, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder, 1/4 tsp. white pepper, 1 lb. imitation crabmeat *, chopped parsley (optional)
Output:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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celery, onions, green pepper, butter, cream of potato soup, cream-style, milk, bay leaves, thyme, garlic powder, white pepper, imitation crabmeat, parsley