Here is a suggestion for you: use a hash of arrays to store your information. You can key the hash off the main recipe name ('sandwich', 'eggsalad') easily enough:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
my $file='mydata.txt';
my %hash;
open IN,$file || die $!;
my $key;
while (<IN>) {
## remove the end-o-line
chomp;
## blank line means a new recipe
if (/^\s*$/) {
undef $key;
next;
}
## stuff the key with something
if (! defined $key) {
$key=$_;
next;
}
## okay, split the line and add the parts
push @{$hash{$key}},split /\s{2,}/,$_;
}
close IN;
for my $key (sort keys %hash) {
print "'$key' is made with: ".join(",",@{$hash{$key}})."\n";
}
Now, the only problem with this is that the ingredients have to be seperated with more than one space (as with your example).
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