do they still make chum gum

Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. It was the New, Improved Hawk Missile, of greedy, pork-barrel-proficiency peddlers Raytheon Corp. That damned systems mobile radar units were so dependent on (apparently) cheaply made electronics that they were constantly failing when taken to the field and bounced around two-tracks and farmers fields. I am from Texas and I used to buy it from a little Mom and Pop Grocery store that was across the street from my house! Hands down, it was the best tasting gum ever. People used to say Who has Chum Gum? Chum Gum was the best flavor ever for bubble gum! Our candy inventory includes old-fashioned gum, penny . Chiclets Peppermint Gum. Unfortunately, they were as messy as they were moreish, thanks to the low melting point of the chocolate. Sadly, they have been discontinued as they were part of the NECCO line that disappeared when the company went bankrupt. im jonesing for one. Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. I grew up in Wilmington NC & remember buying CG @ 3 sticks for a penny. I am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! At her 2nd birthday party I gave her a present with no name on it, but I had a certs setting on top, she looked at it and came up to me and said thanks for the present. This particular confectionary was in north St. Louis near the Walnut Park neighborhood, just west of Interstate-70. I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. Altoids more than most. The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. I remember the taste and smell so well. Remember the gum in those cards? As a German might say, that was really gte BIER!!! I have told sooo many people about it and they all think I'm crazy. Rainbow-colored treats used to last a lot longer. I am 61 yrs. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. I remember going by Brookside, a Mom & Pop store, daily gong and coming from school. He would keep some in the freezer so you could have your choice of frozen or notthey were so good! It was always part of my 10 cent bag of candy. Neisner was a New York based chain of variety stores, and the Racine store was downtown at 424 Main St. google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; As so many people mentioned, bring back the good old days. Sounds like a common experience for many here. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? I have ordered them by the pound, so I could get enough to last him a year at a time. The company was founded in 1938 and has been churning out bubble gum ever since. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). Wow! If that sounds really familiar to what you know about Dubble Bubble, its because they were extremely similar. Sure miss the 50's and the way things were. Beets have 2.8 grams of protein per cup or .5 grams per ounce. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. Miss it. I truly miss it!!! I will post the link here when he sends it. We got Chum Gum from the guy in the ice cream truck. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! In 1899, a New York City druggist named Franklin V. Canning created a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. I am 63 (10/21/45) and have never forgotten my all time favorite chewing gum. As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. The taste was phenomenol,sure wish they would make it again, it was the best. I agree, chum gum was the best. I am looking for a candy from my youth called Pond Scum. it was the best texture and best tasting gum. I am so happy I found this page. 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. I havent had them yet. Old Clem would ask for "one thin dime" when you bought ten cents worth. Bubblicious Chocolate Mint flavor. I remember getting my allowance and running down the street to the gas station and buying Chum Gum, then going home and hiding it under my bed so I would'nt have to share. I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. I remember the two to a wrapper scheme, which is why I thought one should share it with a friend. I am 50 and remkember it oh so well, we had a penny candy store right on the corner of my street in South Buffalo, A couple of weeks ago, a vague memory of the 2-stick for-the-penny gum with the powdery stuff on it entered my 52 yr old brain. They were relish!!! I bought a pack of 5 sticks once a week and chewed one on each school day. I loved chum gum, it was the best gum when I was a kid. Remember the cinnamon toothpicks? Please let us know if we have missed any and share your special memories with friends who understand. Skittles Bubble Gum. We both wshed we could find it you think the owner of Fleer products would read this site! The colors were red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. Glad to hear there are others of you who remember with me. The best GUM ever made. I cant believe they discontinued my favorite Wazoo Bars. It is the best bubble gum ever made. (3 stick package) Can anybody remember the names of the 3 cent candy bars? If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. Yum! itsmetoo2 16 Feb 2010. God I miss this gum. 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. Chum gum was my favorite. It can't hurt to try! Frank Fleer was very young when he decided to start creating bubble gum. We used to get it in the 60's at an old country looking store in NE Washington D.C. 2 sticks for a penny. I sure wish they still had it today (I'm 60 now), Used to get Chum Gum at a utopia for kids candy store called appropriately 'Paradise' in Groton CT. used to put used gum in the fridge so I could start over again in the morning.:). My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. No gum compares to the taste or texture. I remember especially liking the flavor which was unique, and different from other gums. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; Loved chum gum I Remember you would get 2 pieces for a penny!! It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. I grew up in Baltimore city in a neighborhood where there was a little store on most corners. 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. If I'm not mistaken there was three pieces in a sleeve. And I swear as God is my witness that my first reaction was OMG, this stuff tastes just like CHUM GUM!!! and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. 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. Did they change it or is my memory bad? So glad I am not the only one whose friends look at me like I'm crazy when I mention it! Still, I often find myself describing the fragrant pink gum in the beautiful blue wrapper, 2 sticks, one for you and one for a chum, hoping someone could remember. Sadly, these were discontinued many . I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. I remember absolutely loving the flavor of this gum. I bought Chum Gum back in the sixties too. I thought I was the only one who remebered Chum gum, Razzles and Bubs Daddy gum in the yardstick packaging. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. Today, Bubbaloo is sold in more than 25 countries and in three different continents across the world. The Sunday Milwaukee (WI) Journal had a supplemental ad section for Treasure Island, a discount chain store operating as a lower-budget retailer under the JC Penney umbrella. I don't think it was a bubble gum, and the flavor didn't last all that long, but I bought it often when I was young. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. Chum Gum was made by Fleer, also makers of Dubble Bubble, from around 1950 until 1971. I love you, my fellow chums!!!! So, it was very odd to me that after I had not had any Brachs Red Twists for several years had even forgot about them that I was at a Speedway Gas Station on the South Side of Bloomington, Indiana. That was my favorite gum, with Chum Gum and Bazooka Joe a close second followed by mini-chiclets, I loved Chum Gum, we used to get recess and we were permitted to go to the little store called Brickers Penny Candy Store.Ah!!! Chewed it daily growing up in Youngstown, OH during the 60's. Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. However, being his 'baby', he bought it for me that first time I saw it. 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. I thought I was the only one that had this gum and for a while I began to think it was all in my head. Two for a penny and with a dime i would fill my mouth with 20 sticks and chew until I couldn't move my jaw any more. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. This gum came in.a blue and green or pink and green or yellow and green. We used to get Marathon bars up at the store at the Dells Camp Resort just outside of Wisconsin Dells. The Chicago company was small. If you got yours there get in touch w/ me torileec at zoom town dot com. Clorets - discontinued in 2016; Conversation Hearts made by NECCO; Cow Tales - Caramel . 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. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! Bring back. I'm sooo happy to see that others remember Chum Gum, There was a small corner store in North Buffalo called "Heevey's" and they carried the best penny candy around!! I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! And like many of you here no one that I know remembers it. Miss it cant find it..Yumm, yumm. I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! The absolute best bubblegum ever! I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. Finally! Guar gum and other types of gums are types of "gluten replacers," says Frontiers in Nutrition helping to retain the qualities of bread and similar products while eliminating gluten from the ingredients. I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. Hopefully the maker will produce again. I found an old wrapper while deep cleaning a while back in my store . I only remember one of them selling Chum gum and that was on Millington Lane, right next to St Benedicts school. and no one i know remembers this gum. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! I'm glad to see other people actually remember this gum.It WAS the best tasting aroundseemed to get it "trick or treating" and YES it was the BEST flavor ever. It had a unique and delicious taste. Miss it now and wish someone could come up with that same great flavor!!! But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. Fleer needs to start making it again. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. I grew up in Berwyn, IL and my sister and I lived on Chum Gum! I also googled it and I found all of these postings. Chum Gum was a favorite of mine and my siblings! I agree with yo all! no one else seems to know what im talking about, so i'm glad I found this page. The BEST penny candy counter ever. I see a few people say these were the best times of their life. So many of you remember Chum Gum. Glad to know there are others who remember as well. I would love to see Chum Gum come back no matter what today's price would be! When I was 7or8 chum gum was 3 sticks for a penny. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. So if we could find a few pop bottles we had us good in candy for several days. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. My brother and I would collect pop bottles in the 50s and early 60s. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. I knew them as "sour grapes" in clear individual packaging with maybe a yellow print on it. They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. The same Beech-Nut company famous for its natural baby foods used to make minty chewing gum for adults, as per CNN. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store Too bad they don't make this anymore. I grew up in Indio, Ca and remember buying Chum gum in the 60's. Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. 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. I remember Chum Gum from a candy store across the train-tracks (scary!) I so loved this gum.Best everon the market. If not, you should find the recipe and redistribute it! I'm 66. As a Marine and later Army Officer I travelled the world but always keeping an eye out. I truly wish a gum/candy maker would reproduce this wonderful, delightful gum - I would love to introduce my grandchildren to it. My brother and I lived in Riggs Park, Washington DC in the 1950s, and remember buying Chum Gum on a mobile grocery bus. My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. Was fun reading everybody's memories about Chum Gum and simpler, better times. Yes, 2 sticks wrapped together. It would probably be 2 for a quarter these days. I'm 53 years old and every time I chew bubble gum (rarely), I remember the great flavor of the first few chews of Chum Gum. First time I ever bought Chum Gum was 1959 at Szegedi's Candy Store near Birmingham Terrace. After the flavor wore off, the sting would last for hours on your tongue. This Lane Tech grad (1970) enjoyed this gum for years - and wish some company would re-make it. I miss those candy crackers. 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. I agree- Best Gum Ever! google_color_text = "000000"; You could never eat just one stick.It had and awesome flavor. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. The gum is rather simple and mild. As for Christmas Hard Candy Mix, we are currently sold out but expect to see them next year! That was my go to at the local market and I always saved the green apple for last! I'm a baby boomer!N. I'm still friends with some of the people that grew up with me. It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. Running to the corner store just south of Chicago in Midlothian Il. I feel like my sanity has been restored! I wish they wouold make Chum gum again .. and bring back those Old memories My recollection is that Chum Gum was manufactured by the Curtiss Candy Company, the same folks who made Baby Ruths and Butterfingers. 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. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. We have got to find this gum, It had the best flavor I have ever had in a gum. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. 33 years had passed from when Fleer discontinued it (1971) to when Tootsie Roll bought out Fleer (2004). And only A PENNY! Life was simple and sweet. But I remember it was blue. Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. I was just discussing old time candy with a co-worker, he never heard of Chum gum, so I was going to Google it so I could prove I was not makiing it up and found this link of wonderful stories. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. I used to buy it at either Anne's or Barney's corner candy stores that were on the corners of Herbert Spencer School in Chicago in the late '50's and early '60's. Remember how much of the penny candy and gum was unwrapped. THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They had all kinds of penny candy, and Chum Gum was my favorite. I take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. I wish they still made it. Trying to find a company that still sells Maplenut Goodies. My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. pink and full of that distinguishing flavor and powder sugar. i was 3 yrs old and i remember stealing candy from the 7-11 and some of it was chum gum.. the clerk call the police, not becuase i was stealing but becuase i was at the store alone. : . If enough of us write to them, perhaps Fleer will bring it back. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. We had Chum Gum in Dallas Texas in the 60's. Oh, the flavor of that gum. Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. I was talking with a co-worker who, of course, had never heard of it. Thanks, Candy. Bought it from woolworths in the penny candy section. I am glad everyone at this site remember it. no one around here remembers it either! BEST GUM EVER. It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. Unfortunately, despite all these memories and many other people with reminiscent feelings just like these, Chum Gum is no longer on the market. loaded up a bag of penny candy like red licorice, hot dog gums, candy lipstick and best of all chum gum !! WILL CHCECK IT OUT AGAIN. However, in 1928, they used that idea to create Dubble Bubble, which is where the true fame and sensation of Fleers bubble gum works began. My company was stationed 60 klicks from our battalion headquarters in Schweinfurt. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. Oh how I wish they would bring it back! Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. Your email address will not be published. I grew up in Memphis and I use to love to go to visit my cousins so I could go to the corner store and buy Chum Gum. We still offer the Maple Nut goodies but no other varieties are available. Gourmet childhood food. I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! So it's pricy but it's out there. I used to get in in Columbus, OH at the Tremont 5&10. Our old homestead is under H2/0 so sad.

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