sprouting popcorn

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Although I have sprouted lentils and mung beans on and off for years, because

they were the only thing available to me. But I discovered Sprout People and

placed an order a couple of weeks ago. I've now tried red clover, broccoli,

radish and some mixes. All were a success, and I found I like them all much

better than the beans.

I also bought some popcorn, because the write up sounded interesting. It is the

only thing I read about that is sweet. I started them maybe? 5-6 days ago, and

started tasting as soon as I saw shoots. Indeed they are sweet and yummy, but

the yellow casing is stuck on and too hard to chew through comfortably. I have

continued to rinse and taste and after a couple of sweet days, there has now

entered a bitter aftertaste. The shoots have green tops but the hard seed shell

is still attached.

Any info would be helpful. Does it ever come off? Do you eat it with the hard

shell? Is there any way of getting the shell off manually, but relatively

easily?

To remove the sprout from the hard seed and case seems wasteful, but to me, the

seed and case is inedible. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.