It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. 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 remember ChumGumit had a sweet and unique flavor. Chiclets Fruit Gum. The area where we lived was not fully developed so there were orange groves, strawberry fields, a chicken farm and a dairy farm. google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. Esters used in synthetic bubblegum flavoring may include methyl salicylate, ethyl butyrate, benzyl acetate, amyl acetate or cinnamic aldehyde. 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 ). I remember them so well from my childhood. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. It was my favorite. Any chance they will reintroduce Certs? I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? The tough chicken skin stays well on the hook. Tasty and unique, I'm 10 years old just thinking about it. I miss it so much. I take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. The gum is sold sporadically in the USA by the Gerrit J. My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. 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. Of course Chum gum was my favorite. Drumler@yahoo.com. I have enjoyed reading all the stories. I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for letting my co-workers know I didn't make this up. This group of people said that they never heard of it so I told them to goggle it and maybe it would show up. I hadnt actually thought about them for a long time and found one bag hanging up. For the longest time I could buy it at a shop in my hometown of Kenosha , WI. We used to have bubble-blowing contests and Chum Gum was the gum of choice for this. I quit buying them. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. The closest I have come to that taste is Great Value (Walmart, sad to say) Strawberry Banana yogurt. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. I would so love to have chum gum back1. My mom went to put the clothe in thee dryer and came back and sat down in the chum gum again and got stuck again also so funny. Best years of our lives that I will never forget. This was an awesome flavored gum ! I no longer have that special moment with them. Bubble Yum Rockin' Raspberry flavor. im jonesing for one. I'm a baby boomer!N. Anyone remember Violets? The brand stopped producing Pure Rush energy drinks, South Beach Sunset, 14 Karot but continued . Thank you! . Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. Since Chum Gum was only around for a limited time, and that was mostly before the days of internet, its a bit challenging to find a lot of history for the brand. It must have been true cinnamon. I agree with so many of the comments that have been made by othersyou ask people if they remember or have ever heard of this gum and they look at you like you are crazy. It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. Maybe it's a blood clot. One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. If I could just go back. Those were the good ole days! Looked at the ingredients and they now have mixed in synthetic sweeteners and other crap. In the 1960's, if I found a penny or two, I would run to the Dog Gone Grocery Store on South Merritt Island, FL., Then I'd eat both pieces before all my sisters found out. They didn't have any, but, it was a good time anyway. I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. I too remember chum gum, I am 61 years old and can still taste it in my mind. I sure wish they still made it. Remember how much of the penny candy and gum was unwrapped. I only had it a handful of times after that, as I rarely found anywhere after that. I grew up in Greeley Colo. Tastes a lot like it. Used to buy mine at the local 7 Eleven in the Philadelphia area. In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. Looking for Chum Gum for a friend of mine who will be celebrating a special BD in August and wants to find it. We used to smash the frozen ones and eat the little frozen bite size pieces. Why do they always discontinue the best items just to make room for bs items that dont even taste good at all. And where are Neccos??? Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). Try itYou will not be disappointed;). Bill and the station, like the great taste of Chum Gum, are but Precious Memories now. I love Chum Gum. Cardboard like a real record. 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. You can still order the Long Coconut boys and Squirrel Zippers online. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. What was the only . Google Feud - Answers - do they still make Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. Yeah man, I used to go to North Ward School on 4th Street and we'd go to Tussey's Drug Store. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. in the 70s, Food of the Seventies, Chum Gum I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. Bubbaloo Liquid-filled Bubble Gum. I am dying for a piece of CHUM GUM! I grew up in FL, and I remember climbing up on the kitchen counter and standing on my tip toes to reach the shelf in the upper cabinet where my mother kept a box of Chum Gum! When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. wish i could find a stick today. Somebody needs to produce this again. Tootsie Roll has displayed no interest in reviving Chum Gum. Do they still make Beechnut gum? Im trying to remember the name of a candy from the past. In business from 1930 to 1971. Wish someone would make it again. This gum came in.a blue and green or pink and green or yellow and green. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. It was like nothing else Ive ever tasted and was delicious! What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. it was a hot cinnamon flavored gum, I think it was made by the same company. Chiclets Peppermint Gum. Wonderful flavor and texture . And Sqeeze pops only lasted three years. Unfortunately, despite all these memories and many other people with reminiscent feelings just like these, Chum Gum is no longer on the market. Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. 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. If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. Thank you! Gingivitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. I have looked everywhere including retro candy shops and couldnt find them. I am the bubblegum queen and I used to tell my dates they had to bring me a bag of bubblegum when they came to pick me up for a date. I just googled chum gum to see what I could find. Miss it. I have craved this gum for yearsand it finally hit me! Along with baseball card gum, also with the powdered sugar, it was the best gum ever. Me and my sister would collect empty soda bottles becaus you got a penny a piece return on them. I chewed Chum Gum in the mid 60's. I'm so happy it wasn't all a dream. I got to this page searching for Milkshake Bars. History says that Chum Gum was produced from 1950 to exactly 1971. Chocolate Babies; Chocolite; Chum Gum; Clark Bars - discontinued when NECCO went out of business in 2018, but they are now available in a new format called Clark Cups. I grew up in the 50's and use to sit on the river bank and blow away, while watching the St. Lawrence Seaway being built. I would sure like a piece right now. WOW!!! Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. PLEASE!!! Do you know where I could find them or do you have the ability to obtain them if they still exist somewhere? I remember the gum in pink too but blue was better!!! It very well could have set the stage for that soft, pink bubble gum we all know and love. WOW!!! It's great to hear all these stories. In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. Maybe one day! We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. Free returns. Many stores had Chum Gum available well into the mid 1970s, years after manufacturing ended. This candy now days cost almost $200 a bar and is not worth the cost. But she never had the best gum in the whole world. Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! I have been looking for chum gum to get for my brother. IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. The ad went something like, 'Yikes, stripes, beechnut gum' it came in yellow, green and . Pam: The original maker of Chum Gum was Fleer. I loved Chum Gum! In fact, I realized that I have had chicken bones candy; and while it does include coconut, there is also a peanut butter inclusion. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. 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. In the 50's and into the 60's Chum Gum did come 3 pieces for a penny. Cause it taste good and it freshen up your breath. Thanks go them, I loved Hollyywood candy bars My mom would buy me a When the Milky Way Midnights came out they were similar but not quite the same. 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! Very soft with a white powdery coating. Thriftys in Lynwood, Ca. I think it came in clear plastic candy wrapper. For some reason, whenever I eat Double Bubble gum, I remember Chum Gum. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. The best GUM ever made. Stir mixture and put back in for 5-10 seconds intervals until completely melted. I also grew up in chicago with CHUM GUM.It too brings me back to a simpler time. empty. Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. Liked Beemans Teaberry gum, too. I absolutely loved those Life Savers swirled lollipops from probably the 90s, they were so amazing and I would love to see them return! 11. Homemade Bubble Gum | Imperial Sugar Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. P Pam Bush 451 followers More information 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. CHUM GUM was the best! It was the BEST gum ever!! Much like Chum Gum, it was pink, powdery, and soft. Used to visit that Topps store with my mother, as a kid. I got it in a gas station in a little town in Ohio in the 60's and early 70's. My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. We would put two pieces in at one time. If you swallow gum, it's true that your body can't digest it. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. I'm 57 yrs old and remember this well. The other candy I have looked for were watermelon flavored, oval shaped, were light pink in color, and came in a clear wrapper with a white checkered pattern at the edges. "Wrigleys" might have come close. 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. I still miss that gum and would pay alot of money to have more. But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. CandyFavorites sells the Long Coconut Boys, Squirrel Nut Zippers and I think the original Mary Jane Candy. I have so many sweet memories of the penny candy counter where we could piss off the old lady that woryed there by tapping our quarters on the glass counter top. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. I grew up in Minnesota in the 70's and remember Chum Gum so well. 2. I'm 50 and from St. Louis. i loved this gum. Why did they have to stop making something so good? 1. Hi, I got married in 2005. Might have been associated with the discontinued candy section. And like many of you here no one that I know remembers it. I was and still would be my favorite. 6. google_ad_width = 120; I'm almost 60 and sure wish I could chew a piece. I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days! Thanks for the memories. It is the best bubble gum ever made. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. We saved our paper route money and walked down to the fruit stand that had a section of all penny candy; waxed lips, squirrel nuts, maryjanes and the all time favorite Chum gum. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. Your email address will not be published. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. Do they still make beemans gum? 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. Chum Gum ROCKS!!!! I don't remember zebra stripe gum.. I miss the brown jelly bean Brachs used to make. Chum Gum was the bestused to get it at the store on the corner of Irving and Damen where Lincoln intersects in Chicago. If I could just close my eyes and go back . I also used to buy KitKats, BB Bats, 3-V Cola, licorice wound up like a small record, Turkish Taffy (with a stripe down the middle) and other glorious candy that is part of my St. Louis childhood memories. Neisner was a New York based chain of variety stores, and the Racine store was downtown at 424 Main St. Chum Gum was made by Fleer. Wrapper has a devil's head printed and "Red Hot Chewing or Bubble Gum" printed on wrapper. As kids we loved it. Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. In fact, you might be able to say that Dubble Bubble was a spinoff of Chum Gum. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. God how I miss that smell and flavor, I swear, if I close my eyes I'm chewing on it now! the flavor was unique. I thought I was the only one who remebered Chum gum, Razzles and Bubs Daddy gum in the yardstick packaging. Thought I needed to quickly write you back, and indicate my suppositional error. I thought people forgot the greatest gum ever! I am looking for those childhood Raspberry Dollars !!! Miss it. Iremember this awesome gum I saved up my allowence and bought a whole box with they still made it no gum comes even close to the taste of gum. There is a site to buy old time candy, but they didn't have it. THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY ABOUT CHUM GUM. Nothing compares to the flavor of Chum Gum! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Snack History participates in the Amazon Associate and WalMart Partner Network programs and receives earnings from qualifying purchases. Discontinued Candy - Candy Favorites Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. It had it's own taste-nothing like it. Ounce for ounce the best tasting bubble gum on the planet!!! I discovered them recently only to find out, you ran out of them. My best friend and neighbor, Brian, and I, after sharing some moneymaking enterprise, would split the proceeds and go to the corner store (Woodlawn Foods in Seattle) and buy penny candy. Really wished they would make it again. I miss you, Chum Gum. Also, a similar store in Gettysburg Pa sells these old-time treats. Certs and my first granddaughter. 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. The pie itself was pink, I think. As a German might say, that was really gte BIER!!! We got Chum Gum from the guy in the ice cream truck. Bet I could have a large market for it. Miss it now and wish someone could come up with that same great flavor!!! Bought it at the corner market. Best ever gum. I loved chum him it was really best gum in my childhood every time is go to cracker barrel and see them about the chum gum but they seem to be clueless I wish we all can find the candy company to see for they can find the original ingredient to ale ch gum and put it back on the market nothing taste the same anymore not even kits and maryjane, I was in a small south eastern colo. town in 1978 and saw that dark blue wrapper. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. Circa 1953. If that sounds really familiar to what you know about Dubble Bubble, its because they were extremely similar. I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! I also have looked for Chum gum for years. I would put the chewed chum gum on my headboard for the next day, it did lose its flavor but I could wake up and blow bubbles till I would get together with the friends go to Melchens candy store and purchse more. Yes I am old!!!! While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful.