Thank you! It very well could have set the stage for that soft, pink bubble gum we all know and love. I agree with yo all! The following are links about Chum Gum you may find interesting. MY HUSBAND AND I USE TO BUY CHUM GUM IN THE SIXTIES IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA THIS WAS THE BEST GUM I'VE EVER TASTED. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. I miss it!!!! My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! Bargain! Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. Beemans is sporadically produced by Cadbury Adams as a nostalgia gum, along with the other historic gums Clove and Black Jack. Wish I had some right now! Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. That pink color set the stage and bubble gums continue to follow that grand design. I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. Miss them, Marathon Bars were a classic and are the MOST requested retro candy that we once offered. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Bubble Gum & Chewing Gum | Old Time Candy Retro and Nostalgic Discontinued Candy and Gum Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! So we googled it and there are people who remember the good old days of candy, gum, and pop and growing up without a care in the world. The big size was our favorite too but the manufacturer reduced the size a few years ago. Surely there's someone out there who could resurrect Chum Gum manufacture and distributionwhy not? (The Comrades reeeealy didnt like us for tearing up there countryside. But couldn't say for sure how. Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. The candy they make now sucks. Wow! My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! A great piece of candy indeed! How does Google autocomplete this search? chum gum chewing gum for sale | eBay A friend and I in Silver Spring, MD would take my 25 cents allowance (in 1952) and buy about 50 sticks of Chum-Gum and chew all sticks at once to see who could blow the biggest bubbles. The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. We have red vines, why not Chum Gum Let's ask Mark Summers Host of Unwrapped on the Food network!!!! My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. Great memories. Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene." Dentyne Gum Memories Fleer Please Bring It Back!! Beetroot is high in sugar but is considered one of the most nutritious veggies used in salads and soups. I guess I am showing my age(61 on 9/19/1947.) The BEST candy bar on the planet! Am I way off base? My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. +$12.55 shipping. I bought it in St. Albans. Snickers Christmas Nutcrackers - Discontinue. Everyone I talk to has a memory of eating certs with their grandparents or a great aunt/uncle. Then I'd spit it out in Mrs. McCaffery's bushes next door, so I wouldn't get a different kind of chewing from Mom as I walked through the front door. Your article shows one picture with a blue wrapper. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. The taste was phenomenol,sure wish they would make it again, it was the best. Thanks, Candy. Bill and the station, like the great taste of Chum Gum, are but Precious Memories now. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? 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. I wish they still made it--I would certainly buy it all the time. I also bought it when I was a teenager in the 60's and have looked for it through the years but never could find it! We still have the red licoricered vines. There has never been or will ever be a better tasting gum. This brings back sweet memories to me. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. Thanks for sharing your memories! Us and other G.I.s in or out of the field. But I too remember this as the best gum ever2 pieces wrapped together in the white, blue & red wrapper for only 1 penny. it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. I also have searched for Chum Gum. I also googled it and I found all of these postings. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. The bubble gum was cheap with really great flavor that simply didnt last. I am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! for .25 oh the good old days!! I wish they still made it. I wish they would make it again. Chum Gum was the best! Please leave a review or any memories of this snack in the comments below. While Chum Gum was a bright spot in candy history for only a short time, its one worth remembering. Never been anything close to how good it was. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! I am 56 and have grandkids. Esters used in synthetic bubblegum flavoring may include methyl salicylate, ethyl butyrate, benzyl acetate, amyl acetate or cinnamic aldehyde. Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. It's a relief to know it really did exist! If I could just close my eyes and go back . Their familiar logo is on the picture in this link. There are still wrappers that you can find online though, if the nostalgia is something that appeals to you. I'm so happy it wasn't all a dream. I am 58 and I recall it very well when I was in grade school. 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. They would make a fortune. OMG! It is my all time favorite gum and I've been looking for it for years. Tasted great, too! I am dying for a piece of CHUM GUM! Please make them again. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAVE MISSED OUT! One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. It's great to hear all these stories. I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. Adams has brought back Clove, Beemans and Black Jack. Bubble Beeper Bubble Gum. I used to go and buy them by the box. Do they still make Freshen Up gum? - AnswersAll As for Christmas Hard Candy Mix, we are currently sold out but expect to see them next year! It did have a distinctive flavor and appearance.I'm from Chicago and I still look for it when I go into an old time candy store just hoping I can get a few cases of this gum that I have been bragging about for decades. i grew up chewing chum gum and can like many other tell someone about it and they look at me like i am crazy. The boxes were sealed, preserving freshness and flavor, so consumers hardly complained. . A Principal would be hung out to dry if he let children walk to the store while at school. But Chum gum is the best tasting gum in the world. Wazoo bars where can I get them? Chum Gum was my favorite. If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. The bubbles were incredible. Hi, I am looking for Chiclets. I blew my first bubble with a stick of Chum Gum. Also got a lot of teachers upset. I can't believe I found others who remember Chum Gum - my absolute favorite back in the 50's and 60's. about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. Anyone remember Violets? Wacky Wafers are not on your list. The world's most popular autocomplete game. In 1928, a Fleer employee named Walter Diemer finally devised a successful formula for the first commercial bubble gum, dubbed Dubble Bubble. Hard to imagine that a candy company didnt bring them back Hmmm. I got it in a gas station in a little town in Ohio in the 60's and early 70's. :-). One of my fondest memories of Germany. They have never heard of it. . Anybody remember the Zebra Stripe Gum. Do they still make it? AAhh Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! Oh, well. WHERE CAN I BUY IT. I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. !someone bring it back.wouldn't it be nice to reminisce the good old days?? They were so delicious! I would buy it if I could find it. another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. Certs I miss you but I have tons of memories. Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. they can bring back Beemans and Black jack, why not Chum Gum??? I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. Please. I also grew up in chicago with CHUM GUM.It too brings me back to a simpler time. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. I thought I was getting ripped off. Where can I find Chum bubble gum or do they still make it? In fact, they have expanded the product range from just Bazooka Original. CVS is carrying it. I had chum gum all the time. I know in some cases companies take over other companies and maybe the new companys equipment is not geared towards making a candy. In the mid 80s, my sister and I were driving near Folsom and we made a special trip to that general store just to see if they had any Chum Gum. It was the best gum everpowdered sugar coating the green, yellow or raspberry-colored gum. Thanks for letting me share. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. Fleer should bring it back. I grew up in Danville, Californiasmall town, still relatively small, and the local 5 and dime store had it. I only had it a handful of times after that, as I rarely found anywhere after that. Here's a wild one! I have looked and looked and looked again. I remember leaving Calverton Junior High in Baltimore, MD Whitmore & Riggs Ave with my left over pennies and purchased my gum from the corner store located Mosher Street, to walk home with chewing and blowing bubbles. I'm 51 in Cincinnati and I can't believe so many people remember Chum Gum. But I remember it was blue. Elementary school. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. The reason it was discontinued was because Fleer turned their focus to Dubble Bubble instead. Fleer made the Chum Gum and it is now discontinued.
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