Mandarin Sauce

8 cups tomatoes, peeled, and diced
7 cups sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 cups vinegar
3 cups chopped onion
4 cups chopped bell peppers
4 cups pineapple (save juice to use with water below)
3/4 to 1 cup non-instant clear jel
1 cup sugar
1 cup cold water (& pineapple juice to make 1 cup)

Place first 7 ingredients in large kettle and bring to boil. Then mix together clear jel and sugar, then add water, stir well and add to the kettle. Continue cooking until it thickens. Bottle in pints. Process in boiling water bath for 35 minutes. Makes about 14 pints.

Serve warm or cold over rice and chicken.