How am I going to keep him happy now? After all, it came from the same brand and had a lot of the same qualities as well. so much different than that plastic crap they call bubble gum now, With flavor that lasts for five minutes if you are lucky. I see racks in some stores that are bribing back old time candies, but never Chum Gum. Browse our massive selection to find classics or a new favorite! AAhh.the good old days, when gum actually had sugar in it. "Wrigleys" might have come close. I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. I was surfing the web hoping to find the gum somewhere. Omg.nothing compares.I am 50 and remember Chum Gum was the best ever.I remember sneaking into my mother's purse and taking it.Brings back lots of fond memories. For years I thought I had perhaps only "imagined" Chum Gum ( a stick for you, and one for a chum! Garlic and Chicken Skin. It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. We could get into the old State Theater for 10 RC Cola bottle caps and watch the kiddie matinees, so all week long it was the "big hunt" at the gas stations to ask the employee's there to open the soda machines and let us have the bottle caps. That being said, it was made by the same company that created Dubble Bubble, Bazooka, and several other similar gums. Anyone have any ideas of anything that would? Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. I remember buying Chum Gum in the middle 50's. Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. It was always part of my 10 cent bag of candy. Since that time, theyve also even created a host of other flavors to add, although the original will always be the top choice among fans. When they got bought out long ago, Chum Gum went away The big secret of Chum Gum's great flavor was that it was stick shaped bubble gum, and each stick was coated with powdered sugar. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. I have craved this gum for yearsand it finally hit me! I also used to buy Chum Gum in a St. Louis confectionary (I also mentioned confectionaries in the P-D post). Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. We couldn't but it at Chalks store we had to go a little further down the street to Hans Variety to get it. . Hi, I am in Florence SC, and would Ike to find some of these new Unicorn Candy Corn in fruit flavors. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. Wish I could still get it. Loved Chum Gum, lived on High School Road Indianapolis 1964-1969,most people I asked about it have never heard of it, good to know I wasn't dreaming..it was the best..those were the days. Unfortunately, it is no longer available as it was discontinued. So many of you remember Chum Gum. Reply Jonah Half February 28, 2019 at 12:35 pm. Frank Fleer was very young when he decided to start creating bubble gum. I loved Chum Gum! The same Beech-Nut company famous for its natural baby foods used to make minty chewing gum for adults, as per CNN. Best gum ever! My Co-Workers think I'm nuts. It was the best gum ever. They would make a fortune. Chum Gum was the best everI am 42 and from Chicago I also have been searching for years, just asked a retro candy store yesterday and said he can't locate either. It was the best! google_color_link = "A74403"; A group of us kids used to run across the interstate (Shhh! No one I speak to about it seems to remember it. I am interested in mint juleps and Christmas hard mix. Do you know where I could find them or do you have the ability to obtain them if they still exist somewhere? My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. You dont make them anymore. Lick. Do they still make beemans gum? Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. And whatever happened to Welches Fudge bars? They were real memories. Always left with a bag of Chum gum for the cents . There was a small corner store three blocks in any direction from my house. Elementary school. anyone else remember them? I too remember Chum Gum and just like some of you when I mention it to people they look at me like I'm crazy. I hope they get so many comments of people wanting them around again and they make the decision to sell them again. The Best Ever. Oh so delicious. They were soft like Starburst and they featured an inner flavor and an outer flavor. Best ever - oh, to go back again! I thought I was getting ripped off. Brand New. I dont think any of these products were marketed as well as they could have been. One day at the laundry mat I stuck my chum gum on her seat and watched her sat down in the huge wad of chum gum. It never lost it's flavor and the smell was heavenly. Please correct me if Im wrong, I was little back then, and its what I had imagined it was. Looked at the ingredients and they now have mixed in synthetic sweeteners and other crap. Sadly, Maple Nut Goodies were discontinued by the manufacturer along with so many other delightful Brachs product. It is the best ever!! No one did, until I found you here. Sounds like a common experience for many here. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! I also have searched for Chum Gum. Grew up in the western burbs of chicago.we used to go to the corner store every weekday morning.we would buy two things a new rawlings baseball and all the chum gum we could.In addition to the best taste we would all put 4 or 5 pcs in our mouth,and then spit in our mitts and rub it in.you never dropped a ball,it was like glue.After baseball we would go back to the corner store for ice cold Kayo.Boy are those the greatest memories. Do they still make them? PLESE BRING THIS GUM BACK. Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! Ahh good to see so many that remember this one of a kind gum. Wish someone would make it again. The gum is made by Fleer and if you want the EXACT taste you remember, they are packing it inside of the Movie cards from the Spirit movie being released December 19th 2008. Thanks rlinard@aol.com. This is because it's a type of soluble fiber, which can slow the absorption of sugar and lead to a reduction in blood sugar levels ( 7 ). Oh, to smell those again! Bring it back !!! It is such a relief to know that there are others out there that know about this gum, because when I bring it up to people they don't know what I am talking about, it is great to know you guys are out there and fans of chum gum. Heidi: Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll, which bought out Fleer, and only sells the ex-Fleer product of today: Double Bubble. I wonder what it would take for the bubble gum world powers to crank out some more of that wonderful tasting stuff? Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. I grew up on a street in the LA area in the 60s and 70s. I am so sad today in 2016 of finding out that they were discontinued. Can still taste it in my mind's mouth! I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! Chum gum was the best!!! I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. I'm 51 in Cincinnati and I can't believe so many people remember Chum Gum. Also coated with powdered sugar. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. I can't believe I found all of you. I am from lakewood California and always bought it from the liquor store accross the street from our hoiuse.I have looked for it in everystore i go into no one had it or knows what it is so sad. God! BEST GUM EVER. 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. google_ad_type = "text_image"; Those were the good ole days! I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. I also have lusted for that special flavor for many years. We were in heaven when we found those. This gum has an unbelievable legacy. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! But that doesnt make their history any less important. I was in my teens the best time of my life. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! I miss Bonkers. Miss them, Marathon Bars were a classic and are the MOST requested retro candy that we once offered. With the popularity of dark chocolate I would think that the Hollywood Candy Bar would have a huge following now Cant some company get the recipe and please bring it back. Look forward to hearing from you and trying these Unicorn flavored corns. I have enjoyed reading all the stories. The gum is rather simple and mild. The commercial used to feature fruit falling throug the ceiling and landing on people making them go bonkers. They had a penny candy counter there and I ALWAYS bought Chum-Gum. My buddies and I in the 50s would take bottles back to Frenchies corner store watertown ny and buy the gum and then sit on the curb and blow bubbles, i remember getting chum gum when i got a hair cut back in the 50 s--i contacted fleer and they quit making it. I want more. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. I still remember the red two stick gum. I can't believe I found you all! itsmetoo2 16 Feb 2010. Wow those were the days! I found, on Ebay (sorry, folks, no Fleer Chum Gum for sale), an old advertisement page, from a Chicago newspaper, for a candy/novelty company from 1938. Had to be Chum-Gum. The Old Time Candy Company, a business . Wish I could get the recipe and have it made again. Gingivitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic for .25 oh the good old days!! That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. I grew up in East Point Georgia All of us teens sat in the balcony of the East Point christian church We started passing the chum gum around. google_ad_height = 600; I can still taste it, but cant describe the flavor, except excellent! Worst decision to make on candy maker. The assets were liquidated for creditor repayment and even the Fleer name was auctioned off with several other holdings. My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. LOL!!! It was a time when a guy would come with a truck and sell fruits and vegetables and my Mother would run out like all the other ladies and stock up for the week. Found it in other stores in Chicago and suburbs Til the 70s Best gum all my friends chewed it and all remembered it and miss it. chum gum. I am 47 yrs. I'm 57 and loved Chum Gum, Dots, Wax tubes filled with syrup, Black Cows, baseball cards, candy cigarettes, paper straws filled with Kool-Aid type power and many more great candies. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. It had a unique and delicious taste. 11 Old Candies You Can't Buy Anymore | The Saturday Evening Post They did make stick bubble gum in the early 1970s. Loved chum gum I Remember you would get 2 pieces for a penny!! For some reason, whenever I eat Double Bubble gum, I remember Chum Gum. They were relish!!! I truly miss it!!! We would get a couple of pennies and walk about a half mile to buy some. God I miss this gum. I could not believe the comments! :-). For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. She moved to Scotland recently and is missing teeth like crazy, so I wanted to send her some replacement chicklets but cant find them anywhere?? When a specially marked charmspop wrapper could get you a free one. If a macaron and a rice krispies treat had a nougat filled and white chocolate enrobed baby with a colorful pink and purple white chocolate drizzle that would be pretty darn close! It was the best gum ever made. Gosh, thats a candy from the past. While Chum Gum was a bright spot in candy history for only a short time, its one worth remembering. Whatever Happened To Chiclets? - Mashed.com I miss those candy crackers. Wish they'd make it, along with Seven Up candy bars today. )..wont buy Brachs candy corn this Halloween. It was a chocolate bar with air crisped chocolate inside it. I enjoyed reading folk's fond memories of this gumhopefully the recipe will be revived and on the shelves again! Wish they would bring it back. I have looked everywhere for Chum Gum for years. Maybe it's a blood clot. Nothing else compares! I only remember one of them selling Chum gum and that was on Millington Lane, right next to St Benedicts school. If I could find it I would purchase all they had in stock and share with everyone! it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. I am 58 years old and I live in New Orleans. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. There are a few random ones available on ebay, but thats it. Thor was my favorite. Please try to get the recipe for the HOLLYWOOD Candy Bars ,as well as Butter-Nut Candy Bars POWER HOUSE Candy Bars Heard that company went out of business. I am so glad so many other people remember that gum. But this isn't true. The entire beetroot is edible including the leaves which contain loads of vitamin A, calcium, iron and potassium. I mean there was really absolutely no reason for this response and I have never had an experience like that at a gas station before or since that one time. Does anyone remember how good the candy lipsticks were, the ones they make now are nothing like the ones we could getOh to be young and free again..miss those days. I miss it!!!! Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). Hi, I am looking for Chiclets. I would love to have it back on the shelves. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. Fleer needs to start making it again. Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! Best taste I will never forget. I buy them for my mother, they are exactly the same is the marathon, even the same braided shape. It was pink and I loved that two came in the wrapper. Well I looked that name up, shortly after writing to you, Quickly discovered that Chicken Bones* are still in production (somewhere), and doesnt fit the lengthy description I gave for the product Im in search of, at all !! I use to do anything to earn money so I could walk to a little store three blocks to buy chum gum. Chew on This: The History of Gum - HISTORY There was nothing like the late 50's to early 60's. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! It was THE BEST!! It was actually the middle of my work day as a door to door salesman and I was stopping to get gas. Did they change it or is my memory bad? I think there were 3 pieces for a penny. I quit buying them. no one else seems to know what im talking about, so i'm glad I found this page. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. Other people remember "Chum Gum" and the "Happy Hollisters" books. Fleer?Are you listening ? An aphrodisiac?? near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. I'm 58 and can remember getting it when I was little. WILL CHCECK IT OUT AGAIN. Chum Gum is one that many of you might remember. THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY ABOUT CHUM GUM. Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! It was the bested ever!! Sure wish they would make this gum again!The Best Gum Ever! But I'd rather chew Chum Gum. I grew up in Washington, DC and would buy this most delicious gum at the corner stores on my way home from school in the late 60s and early 70s. They just don't know how good it was. Most of them you can find in oldtimecandy.com which is referenced on this page. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. My sister and I talked about it often. It's great to hear all these stories. Impossible to find anywhere. I'm so happy it wasn't all a dream. Phase please please fruit as I have ate for 25 year ! WOW!!! OH BOY I REMEMBER THIS GUM.IT WAS THE BEST EVER. Milky Ways dont even come close. Asked people for YEARS if they remembered Chum Gum, my favorite bubblegum of all time and no one knew what I was talking about. Bill. I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite. I still miss that gum and would pay alot of money to have more. Dubble Bubble is still available in some areas. Tears filled her eyes as she was just beside herself when we gave it to her. Some of the memories about this gum say things like it brings me back to the days when life was good or in my opinion Chum Gum was the best gum ever made. You could get a package of 3-5 pieces for 1 cent. We have got to find this gum, It had the best flavor I have ever had in a gum. We also bought these little rolls of candy called BIZ. google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. In 2005, Fleer Company ended up declaring bankruptcy and they never bounced back as some companies do. So sad that it can no longer be found. What a shame. AND SO DO MY GRANDCHILDREN. As to why we are not sure but we do address this in one of our web pages dealing with changing products. If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me! fruit classic certs !!!!!!! Chum Gum was made by Fleer, also makers of Dubble Bubble, from around 1950 until 1971. The real reason I'm writing is to respond to Sharlene from 4/24 who seemed to be struggling with the name of her favorite grape gum. I'm 50 and from St. Louis. I remember them so well from my childhood. Chum Gum was made by Fleer. : . He would keep some in the freezer so you could have your choice of frozen or notthey were so good! In the early to mid 1960's we would visit our cousins in Cinti OH & there was a Mom & Pop corner grocery that sold penny candy. But Chum Gum was the best. I retired as a pastor. I am 53 and remember chum gum when I was in grade school. My kid, grandkids & great-grandbaby will miss one of the greatest flavors of life without it. Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene." Dentyne Gum Memories While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. My Chum Gum days go back to the early 60's in Junior High. Great tasting molasses and chocolate candies were included in candy corn mix now boring, only sugar,no DISTINCTIVE flavor. We have a novelty candy store in New Hope, Pennsylvania. A few years later I did more extensive research and found out that someone in another country like Switzerland or France or Somewhere over there purchased the recipe for Brachs Red Twist and is just sitting on it. Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. The Chicago company was small. Used to love them! I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. This was an awesome flavored gum ! If we found an empty soda bottle, we would redeem it at Wright's market in Dansville, Ny for the 2 cents and buy some Chum Gum. I am 56 and have grandkids. They have never heard of it. They were the best frozen and fresh. Chum gum ruled. Chum Gum was the best gum. I, too, am from Chicago, loved Chum Gum, and have friends who mostly have never heard of it. Does anyone remember them? Chum Gum was a favorite of mine and my siblings! My brother and I would collect pop bottles in the 50s and early 60s. I have since ceased chewing gum because of TMJ, but would risk biting the inside of my mouth again and again for some Chum Gum. Simple times! Somebody needs to produce this again. This candy now days cost almost $200 a bar and is not worth the cost. Do They Still Make Bazooka Bubble Gum? Sugar Stand I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. Sad. Reminds me of camping. Also, a similar store in Gettysburg Pa sells these old-time treats. Penney's disbanded the chain after 15 years to maintain focus on its high-end merchandise. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. Really wished they would make it again. Oh my gosh, I just read Kimberly sherwood post,and I thought I just ordered CHUM GUM to the tune on $7 a pack. As kids we loved it. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. When they broke -- you could easily take the gum off your face, and chew it again for another bubble. I remember going on our summer vacation every year to a cabin in Crosby, MN and the office had a little candy section and we would load up on Chum Gum. I have looked and looked and looked again. In my opinion it was the best gum out there. Chum Gum was my favorite. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. Anyone out there who remembers this product, or where it might be still available? Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. OMG!! IN TRAVEL I TRIED TO FIND THIS GUM IT IS SO SAD THE COMPANY STOPPED MAKING IT. Sometimes I can still smell it. So glad I finally found someone who remembers it! Waaaaah! I REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAVE MISSED OUT! Chum gum has a flavor I will never for get and as most of you have said it bring back the good old days when being a child was care free and good times. From 1963, a newspaper ad for the Racine, Wis., Neisner Bros. variety store (5c to $1.00). For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Submit a link to more information about Chum Gum. And who can forget that great flavor? Bought it from woolworths in the penny candy section. That is, when we weren't playing stepball, riding bikes or trading baseball cards. We bought it in the penny candy section. It was sooooooo good!! You can make some handy chum blocks doing this. It was my favorite bubble gum and apparently still is 50 years later! I love Chum Gum, too! Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play. I am 50 years old and grew up in Dothan, Alabama (extreme southeast. in the 70s, Food of the Seventies, Chum Gum Yep I also grew up on chum gum and until recently haven't found anything close, but check out Ford Gum company and the gum called bologna and hotdog gum is as close as I've found.I got it in Santa Fe New Mexico at Walgreens. Let me know if anyone finds any or information on CHUM GUM. If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. Glad to know there are others who remember as well. We used to get it in a little ice cream store called Shorty Simms in Abingdon, Il. I'm 55, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and I went looking for Chum Gum because it had the best TEXTURE! For its part, Fleer did little to promote Chum Gum over the twenty or so years it was sold, focusing more on its flagship product, Dubble Bubble. Beemans is sporadically produced by Cadbury Adams as a nostalgia gum, along with the other historic gums Clove and Black Jack. The ad went something like, 'Yikes, stripes, beechnut gum' it came in yellow, green and . Gourmet childhood food. , The reason why this is no longer on the market is that the FDA found it was causing even more gum erosion than pain it was felt to be relieving! In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. Beech-Nut gum was a go-to breath freshener in the early to mid 20 th century, but gradually fell out of favor and was eventually discontinued. If our proceeds were an odd number, we would buy a one cent Chum Gum with the odd penny because it had two pieces of gum and we could split the penny. However, by that time, the company had already discontinued Chum Gum as it simply couldnt keep up in a market where the advertisement was primarily focused elsewhere. We were just talking at break and out of 6 of us only 2 remember chum gum. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. Best gum ever! Is there anywhere that still have some? My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! My big sis and I would sneak down to the candy store after school and load up on penny candy. Fleer originally developed a bubble gum formulation called Blibber-Blubber in 1906. Time-warping back to October, 1971, found another newspaper ad mentioning Chum Gum, Dubble Bubble and Razzles as suggestions to give trick-or-treaters on Halloween. I've asked a co-worker who is from New York, did she remember chum gum and she looked at me like I lost my mind. I was beginning to think I dreamed it all up. I'd buy fifteen sticks for a nickel from the corner store outside Riley Elementary in Muncie, Indiana. Naturally, some discontinued candy brings back memories, but getting beyond the obvious Id like to ask why are they discontinued is it sales, is it ingredients? I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. Chum Gum was the best. Adding to my previous comments: Anyone wanting Chum Gum to reappear should contact the Tootsie Roll Company (tootsieroll.com), which purchased the Fleer company in 2004. Love Chum GUM! Certs. This gum is remembered as being one of the best bubble-blowing gums ever. But progress is progress. Remember the cinnamon toothpicks? Chew one and give one to a Chum. Please let us know if we have missed any and share your special memories with friends who understand.
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