[Zippy]

Dropping into cold water and peeling the skins off beetroot is such a pain, I wonder if it would be just as good to peel the beetroot before cooking, considering i am using a microwave and not a boiling pan?

[Zippy]

Oh well - you lot were too slow or I was too impatient  and I've done it anyway.  Wasn't half the beetroot bleeding I expected and the finished beets were quite nice with no skinning afterwards. Straight into the jars and spiced vinegar to top.

It worked. :-)