do they still make chum gum

Does anyone know? I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. 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 ). Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! Chum Gum was the best gum. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. I know that not many people remember the 10:30 bar, but those of us who do remember miss it still. When they stop selling them I bought every BOX I could get my hands on. I remember 3 sticks for a penny. I will post the link here when he sends it. I would encourage everyone to email the company to try and bring this gum back. My grandparents always had a candy dish in the living room with those mints in abundant supply, and Grandpa Lewis always had a pack of Blackjack Gum and Beemans Gum for the grandkids when we came over. (StEvEn iN BoStOn). Hi Noon candy bars were my favorite candy back in the mid fifties. I remember the lunch counter inside, plus an arcade style shooting game in back (ten shots for a dime). Bought them every year. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. I'd get a small vanilla or cherry coke for 7 cents (the best also) from the fountain and boxes of jujubes. The BEST penny candy counter ever. Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. But I'd rather chew Chum Gum. I also have lusted for that special flavor for many years. Fleer?Are you listening ? We also bought these little rolls of candy called BIZ. Why did they stop manufacture? Brothers and I used to go to the store for our grandfather to buy him a pack of Camels and some Browns Mule chewing tobacco. Would love to see this come back on the market! Sadly, these were discontinued many . My grandchildren get in my car and the first thing they say is Certs. I loved chum gum, it was the best gum when I was a kid. I chewed it everyday as a kid. im 57 and i well remember the taste and texture of the world's greatest gum. Chum Gum was owned and produced by Fleer Company from 1950 to 1971. How rude! As kids we loved it. Almost everyone is sold out of these products and any that would remain would be expired. It had it's own taste-nothing like it. Please bring them back. Loved Chum Gum. google it and see if you can find it! It came in sticks (5 per pack, if I remember correctly ) and the pack color corresponded with the flavor. Brachs discontinued so many of their classic candies over the years but many of the classics still remain and hopefully will remain for quite some time. Running to the corner store just south of Chicago in Midlothian Il. google_ad_width = 120; or Best Offer. I remember well the days of my youth going to the Index Five and Dime Store over my grade school lunch hour and purchasing Chum Gum it was the bomb. I can not believe all of these comments, I wish I could find this gum it smells and tastes so good. Love the flavor,the color, its softness. "Our new obsession." - TIME But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. A whole generation needs to experience this taste treat. when i was younger, my adoptive father would always take me to get my hair cut at this really just awful barbers salon. I remember Chum gum and got some in the mid 70s in Folsom at an old town general store,on a family vacation. Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). I have searched also for Chum Gum, funny no one I know remembers it either. NOT KitKats - Kits - those square wrapped taffys -in banana, chocolate, strawberry flavors - I think they came three to a package. Fleer was based in Philadelphia at the time. Of the many penny candies we bought, we also bought Chum Gum. I remember then from the 60s. I have looked for it for years. They would love it. It was the best bubble gum ever made. There were 3 sticks in the pack,an open ended pack, not a sealed pack like other gums. Directions. Chiclets History Adams developed Chiclets over a century ago and it quickly became known as the candy coated gum. I still can get Bottle Caps, Laffy Taffy, Now N Laters, Sprees, Nerds and Sweet Tarts. i use to walk to my corner store and buy the individual sticks for a penny a piece. One of my fondest memories of Germany. 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. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. It brings back so many great memories. chum gum was the best gum that i ever chewed.And its so sad that its gone for good. I thought I was getting ripped off. Also miss marathon bars.nothing today comes close! Maybe the makers of Chum Gum put a special ingredient to make us want it, kind of like cigarettes or something! (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. I also grew up in chicago with CHUM GUM.It too brings me back to a simpler time. I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. West Virginia at alot of different places! Hi, years ago, there was a candy by Brachs called chocolate nut goodies. I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. Loved the flavor and the big bubbles! Now I would pay 2 sticks for a buck if I could find it. Mint Juleps were made by NECCO who went out of business in 2019 even though they were one of the oldest candy manufacturers! Also missing the cherry hump bars. 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. But progress is progress. Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. I want more. And yes, just like someone before me said, right next to the hot dog gum. Greatest gum ever! So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. If I was real lucky and the big kids were not at Tussey's, I could talk Pop Tussey into getting out a couple of soda bottle cases and he'd let me play the pinball machine. I agree, chum gum was the best. What a releif to hear from y'all. That one is still on the market today. History does not state if Fleer "borrowed" the name, or any legal problems because of it. Snack History maintains its neutrality. I would buy it if I could find it. it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. I have talked about it all my life and people look at me like I'm crazy glad to see there are others out there that loved it too!!!!! I brought it up at work and NO ONE knew what I was talking about!! Remember the gum in those cards? I love you, my fellow chums!!!! Now does anyone remember Chik-O-Stix (sp??). I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. the police found me at the local creek eating the chum gum. And what Im in search of does not have that. Chew. 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. At the local record hop at the American Legion I always bought at least one bar and sometimes two. Wow! I am 61 yrs. I am 58 and I recall it very well when I was in grade school. I use to have it in my car and it made my car smell so good. altoids Tangerine sours. (Sigh), I grew up in upstate NY and LOVED Chum GUm. AFTER SCHOOL WE ALWAYS STOP AT THIS STORE TO BUY CHUM GUM. It would probably be 2 for a quarter these days. The wintergreen flavor is mellow, not too much like some sort of analgesic balm or Pepto Bismol. Oh, if they would only bring Chum Gum back! I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. Can not get it. Delicious! For some reason, whenever I eat Double Bubble gum, I remember Chum Gum. For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called Chum Gum. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. I would find it at Mary Long's grocery which was next to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Helmsburg, Indiana. I still remember the red two stick gum. I was a child of the 60s & 70s. Yes, I know that gum, my kids love it. I wonder what it would take for the bubble gum world powers to crank out some more of that wonderful tasting stuff? Not only did this have the most fabulous flavor, but it had such a wonderfully smooth texture - not all gritty and sugary like regular bubblegum. I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. I remember Chum Gum, candy lipstick, wax lips and nails and bottles, Chiclets, Turkish Taffy, Fizzies. Everyone said the same things I have thought for years about Chum Gum- I do miss it. I have enjoyed reading all the stories. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT CAME IN THE SAME SHAPE PACKAGING AS BEEMAN'S OR BLACKJACK. The memory will fade. Studies show that guar gum may lower blood sugar. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! I could not believe the comments! Snickers Christmas Nutcrackers - Discontinue. Rauls corner store on the west side of Chicago was my supplier! I no longer have that special moment with them. It was my favorite bubble gum and apparently still is 50 years later! You could get bagfuls of all types of candy (remember the candy necklaces??) Chiclets Peppermint Gum. Thank you! No comparison today. The wrapper was royal blue then, with blue gum, individually wrapped in white paper. If I could find it I would purchase all they had in stock and share with everyone! So glad so many people loved it as I did, brings back childhood memories. 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. We used to buy two types of gum: Chum Gum and Devil Gum - I think it was made by the same company and was HOT cinnamon flavor. I am 45 and wish i had some right now. and the "record" was a piece of gum. The tough chicken skin stays well on the hook. Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. Why oh why did they stop making it! Hardly the case. What happened to the large size Atomic Fireballs? Chum Gum, best gum ever! I found this particular page 'cause I was looking for references to gum that was made into little record albums. Fleer Please Bring It Back!! Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. I'm 70, lived in Fisher Illinois and chewed it in 4th grade in 1954 and beyond. It was the very best bubble gum, and it smelled so good in my purse. Not only was it the best deal and best tasting, I loved the smell so much I would buy it and keep it in my room as a kid!! 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. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! I was in my teens the best time of my life. Would love to find some BIZ!! Most of the time it was all chum gum for me. I have ordered them by the pound, so I could get enough to last him a year at a time. You only gave Gatorade Gum 4 years before discontinuing it. Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . I have a co-worker that loved this "Chum GUm"and she is always so thought ful to others. I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. Wow.what a treat to find so many other Chum Gum fans. One for you. It is the best ever!! It was the best. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. This was an awesome flavored gum ! Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. 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. Yes, 2 sticks wrapped together. Browse our massive selection to find classics or a new favorite! BEST GUM EVER MADE. How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. If you do find any, its certainly just memorabilia and probably not in any condition to be chewed now after having been discontinued 50 years ago. It is never easy to let go, but we hope that by sharing your memories on our blog, you can memorialize that sweet treat with the respect it deserves. We would get a couple of pennies and walk about a half mile to buy some. Woke up many saturday mornings for catoon time with my hair stuck to my pillow with this great gum. google_color_text = "000000"; One I believe was called Lollydrops. Submit a link to more information about Chum Gum. Anyway, I have also been looking for it for years with no luckChum gum was the best! In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. BRING BACK DEM BONES. Its been around for years. I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. Yum! The last time I remember even seeing the name on anything was about 12 years ago for Easter. I love Chum Gum, too! Now Im grown and have the cash to buy these products in quantity. I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! Declining profits, and the threat of steeper property taxes, prompted Neisner to close in December, 1971. The reason I am writing you is because for the past 16 years Ive been eating Twizzlers or Red Vines and they are awful. Would love to see it come back, at least for a trial year or two. Ate both pieces myself, amazing bubbles. 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.:). 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. What a great ideawhy don't we [all] start a revolution and surely some company out there will duplicate the stuff and make us all happy. I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. We used to get Marathon bars up at the store at the Dells Camp Resort just outside of Wisconsin Dells. Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. There was a small corner market (Rosita & 5th) that sold many of the "treats" I fondly remember like Scooter Pies, licorice by the foot, pixie sticks, Kits and my all time favorite Chum Gum. I remember the taste and smell so well. In one . I think we bought it at the local 7-11. I'm glad to see I still have my memory. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. Drop gum mixture on top of sugar and knead together. Has not been made in many years. I grew up in Danville, Californiasmall town, still relatively small, and the local 5 and dime store had it. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. Im 54yrs old, and still want ChumGumlol. Bummer! I'm 53, I remember walking to the corner store at the age of 5 all by myself to buy the best gum ever!!!!!!! I'm 58 and can remember getting it when I was little. I sure wish they still made it. Reply Jonah Half February 28, 2019 at 12:35 pm. sure miss that gum tho. Going off in washington dc I got my chum gum from the corner store next to saint theresa's school in anacostia washington dc. Its hard to love when you know that if you love they may be discontinued. Oh, well. . It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. The Fleer Factory closed many years agoTo bad for us Chum Gum fans, My wife bought me on sale after easter. I'm sure if I even smelled a stick I'd have involuntary visions of a bygone world populated by finned automobiles with sweeping lines and the calls of a street vendor yelling "Hot Tamales" -- as he pushed his cart down our street on a summer's evening -- ringing in my ears. [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? So sad that it can no longer be found. another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. Oh, I bought my Chum Gum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wonderful flavor and texture . chum gum. I loved it as a kid. I can still taste it, but cant describe the flavor, except excellent! PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. How does Google autocomplete this search? anyway, just wanted to share. Sad. 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! IT. I truly miss it!!! WE HAD CHUM GUM IN SC, TOO. They don't make em like they used to. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. It came in a white package with blue lettering and was a pretty pink color. 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. Yes I am old!!!! I just googled chum gum to see what I could find. Nothing today even compares to it. It is owned by Mondelz International. It was a great gum!! There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. It has brought a big smile to my face reading all these comments S8C. This was in the late 50's. Dubble Bubble is still available in some areas. Sore gums may indicate gingivitis or peridontitis, which need to be examined by a dentist. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. wish i could find a stick today. My brother and I would collect pop bottles in the 50s and early 60s. Can you bring it back ? Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. They really should bring it back!!!! In my opinion it was the best gum out there. The Old Time Candy Company, a business . $19.99. So many memories..Kids today have awesome technology but they didn't have chum gum, or even klick clacks please Kleer bring this gum back to us ! Does anyone remember when Planters Peanuts (the 5 cent package) offered the enticement "You could find a nickle , dime or quarter in this package"? Are squirrel nut still produced? Lick. I am 61 years old and grew up in Britton, Oklahoma, a tiny bedroom community 20 min N of Oklahoma City.Chum Gum was a favorite for me - I can till conjure the aroma and flavor of this wonderful gum! If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. While this gum could be blown into bubbles, in other respects it was vastly inferior to regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber was never marketed to the public. 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. Answer From Elizabeth Rajan, M.D. My dad owned a little country store with a big glass case full of penny candy on the bottom shelf and candy bars on the top. Chum Gum was the best gum in the world. Miss them, Marathon Bars were a classic and are the MOST requested retro candy that we once offered. 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? It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! I recently purchased some hair products and I kid you not it smelled just like Chum gum. Chum Gum was a favorite of my whole family. Walter took a recipe that had been founded in 1906 and adjusted it to create this delicious gum. I am 63 (10/21/45) and have never forgotten my all time favorite chewing gum. But they were GOOD! Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. Here's one for you how about Chum Gums little brother "RED DEVIL GUM" as I recall it was sweet and spicy. Best gum ever! Somebody needs to produce this again. Wow! CHUM GUM WAS THE BEST GUM IN THE WORLD TO ME,I WAS BORN IN CHICAGO AROUND 47TH STREET,I USE TO SNEAK INTO THE REGAL HIDE UNDER THE CURTAIN AND WATCH THE GREATS PERFORM,WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER I WOULD GO TO THE CORNER STORE AND GET MY CHUM GUM,BOX OF FRIUT COCKTAILS AND MINT JULIPS,I NEVER KNEW PEOPLE HAD BAD BREATH WHEN THEY WERE CHEWING CHUM GUM,SO SOMEONE PLEASE BRING IT BACK, THE ORIGINAL FLAVOR NO SHORT CUTS PLEASE.THE KIDS TODAY MISSED OUT ON THE GOOD STUFF. in order to get me int othe chair, he would coax me with either an Altoid or a Cert Spearmint. I am 63 and remember summer days walking a few blocks to the little mom and pop grocery store in my neighborhood in Tulsa with my friend or sisters to buy my Chum Gum. The candy they make now sucks. Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene." Dentyne Gum Memories 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. I grew up in Wilmington NC & remember buying CG @ 3 sticks for a penny. 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! I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. Hi, I am looking for Chiclets. I discovered them recently only to find out, you ran out of them. I do remember it and it was quite cute. the good ole days. Fairchance, Pa. Twas my favorite as well. It had the best aroma, flavor and texture of any gum ever. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; Can't believe so many people remembered that great tasting gum. This Lane Tech grad (1970) enjoyed this gum for years - and wish some company would re-make it. How do we find the manufacturer and talk them into making it again. What was the gum back in the day that was square shaped and had gel in the middle There were only 6 pieces to a pack And it came in cinnamon .