Sweet & Sour Sauce

Ingredients

3/4 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3    Tbs. cornstarch
2    Tbs. soy sause
1/4  cup water...........

Instructions

Directions, Bring 3/4 cup water to boil. add sugar, stirring, and cook another min. to dissolve. Add vinegar,cook one more min. Meanwhile blend cornstarch, soy sause, and remaining cold water to form a paste. Than stir in to thicken. Note .Because of the vinegar. the sause is best prepared in enamel pans. One variation is to add 2 Heaping teaspoons ketchup. Some sliverd water chestnuts 1/2 green pepper cut into thin strips.