Grilled Corn with Spicy Herb Butter

Description
This is a recipe I obtained from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hager estate in Canton, Texas in 1982.
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Ingredients

 * ½ cup unsalted butter softened
 * ½ tablespoon garlic chopped
 * 1 cup fresh basil coarsely chopped
 * ½ teaspoon ground cumin
 * ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
 * ¼ teaspoon chili powder
 * 12 ears of corn husks removed and halved
 * 24 bamboo skewers

Directions

 * 1) Rinse corn and drain well.
 * 2) Mix butter, garlic, basil, cumin, black pepper and chili powder in container.
 * 3) Place corn on individual skewers and brush corn with vegetable oil and place on the edge of the hottest part of the grill then cook slowly for 10 minutes.
 * 4) Place two halves corn on a serving plate and brush each half with ½ tablespoon butter mixture and serve immediately.