Hi, need help!

I made a pot of corn bisque soup from a recipe in, "Eating Well",
Magazine.

It called for either fresh corn or corn in a box. I never heard of
that, and fresh corn being so expensive, I bought a 2 lb packagae of
frozen corn kernels instead.

When finished, no matter what I did to grind up the skins on the corn
kernels, they were impossible to eat! Ruined the entire pot. Because of
finances I have to make do, but what could I have done? I ran a hand
blender inside the stock pot. Hardly did a thing. I then put it in a
(what a mess), blender, still, kernels were too tough. I then tried the
ULTIMATE CHOPPER that chops concrete!!!!! Still, the soup would
normally be inedible because of the skins on the corn kernels. (I have
to make do so I ignore it!
What did I do, or what did go wrong???

Mike