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12 ears corn, shucked

Basil Chive Butter, recipe follows

Grey salt

Basil Chive Butter:

4 cups firmly packed fresh basil leaves

1/8 teaspoon powdered ascorbic acid (vitamin C) 

Sea salt, preferably gray salt

2 sticks (16 tablespoons unsalted butter), at room temperature

Freshly ground pepper