The process necessary is ECN-2, which has an initial step using an alkaline bath to remove the backing layer.
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But it can be eaten, and might even be pretty good, if you first soak the kernels in water mixed with something alkaline . ( Lime, or calcium hydroxide, is traditional, ashes even more so . ) An alkaline bath loosens the tough hulls so they can be rubbed off, leaving hominy, or posole.