Certs. I used to get it at only one grocery store in Las Vegas, NM. Impossible to find anywhere. Tell me I didn't just pay $16.75 for two pieces of GUM>>>>. 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! Loved it!!!1. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. A group of us kids used to run across the interstate (Shhh! Remember the cinnamon toothpicks? Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! Do they still make Beechnut gum? - AnswersAll I am in the same boat. After reading all these stories on Chum Gum, I want some now!!! I cant live without them. And I swear as God is my witness that my first reaction was OMG, this stuff tastes just like CHUM GUM!!! Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. Do they still make Beechnut gum? 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. I can smell it! Freeze the chum then pop it out of the container and put it in a zip lock bag for store. I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. The Old Time Candy Company, a business . I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. Where can I find Chum bubble gum or do they still make it? I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. My girlfriend and I used to have bubble blowing contests with it. Throwback: 20 Old School Candies That Don't Exist Anymore - TheRecipe Stir mixture and put back in for 5-10 seconds intervals until completely melted. No one has ever heard of it except the 5 of us now. But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. Sponsored. Im trying to remember the name of a candy from the past. Lick. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. 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. Might have been associated with the discontinued candy section. NOT KitKats - Kits - those square wrapped taffys -in banana, chocolate, strawberry flavors - I think they came three to a package. where can i get this great gumnothing compares. This is great that I am not the only one who remembers this gum it was the best ever!! So sad that it can no longer be found. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. I was engaged and my fianc was in the Air Force. Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . Helen's Party Shop on the corner of St. Louis Ave & Hillman St carried it. I am 60 and like to think the best times are still here, just being alive and healthy. The big size was our favorite too but the manufacturer reduced the size a few years ago. I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). If not, you should find the recipe and redistribute it! 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. What a great time to be a kid! I miss it!!!! Along with many others I too would interested being contacted if it is available again. A Principal would be hung out to dry if he let children walk to the store while at school. And Sqeeze pops only lasted three years. Also check out the other =Food of the 70s?> pages. This was the best gum ever. I bought all they had in stock. I bought a pack of "Orbit" "bubblemint" and it brought me back to Jr. Thought I was crazy trying to figure out the name of this gum. That is, when we weren't playing stepball, riding bikes or trading baseball cards. google_color_border = "E7F0EB";
Everyone said the same things I have thought for years about Chum Gum- I do miss it. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store I grew up in Maryland and used to buy Chum Gum at the little general store that sold penny candy and gas. The pie itself was pink, I think. I want more. It was always part of my 10 cent bag of candy. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. ___ But anyway, from our semi-permanent tactical missile site we Glorified Grunts would often have to drive a lil ole Jeep or a Deucen-a-Half truck the 60 ks to headquarters for some part or circuit board for repairs. I would give anything to have a "chew" once again! If anyone finds it. Dentyne Gum | OldTimeCandy.com The last time I remember even seeing the name on anything was about 12 years ago for Easter. So im just thankfull that i got to taste chum gum and i will never forget the taste. I thought I was getting ripped off. Liked Beemans Teaberry gum, too. I,m 67 and can still taste it. Surely there's someone out there who could resurrect Chum Gum manufacture and distributionwhy not? so much different than that plastic crap they call bubble gum now, With flavor that lasts for five minutes if you are lucky. 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. I've been looking for it for years!! 1 cup equals. altoids Tangerine sours. And what Im in search of does not have that. I loved chum gum, it was the best gum when I was a kid. Chew. Directions. OMG!! Would love to see it come back, at least for a trial year or two. Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. People think I am making up the name. I was a child of the 60s & 70s. And we didn't worry about having sugar-free gum back then! Yes, 2 sticks wrapped together. :). Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. They were a white mint with a green jelly center. Chum gum was my favorite. Tooth decay (dental caries) also may result. I too wish that who ever made it would bring it back! For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called "Chum Gum". 11. One kid at school asked me if I was rich since I always had a bag of candy. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. Nothing today even compares to it. I, too, am from Chicago, loved Chum Gum, and have friends who mostly have never heard of it. I chewed it everyday as a kid. There are a few random ones available on ebay, but thats it. Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic I cant believe they discontinued my favorite Wazoo Bars. I thought I was the only one who remebered Chum gum, Razzles and Bubs Daddy gum in the yardstick packaging. It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. The Fleer Factory closed many years agoTo bad for us Chum Gum fans, My wife bought me on sale after easter. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. A trip down memory lane can start with a photograph, a story, or a taste of something sweet. I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. The commercial used to feature fruit falling throug the ceiling and landing on people making them go bonkers. "Wrigleys" might have come close. I recall the sugar coated blue gum! Im 55 and I still look for Chum gum everywhere. It was/is the best flavored gum to date. I also remember the outer wrapper being dark blue, with two fat sticks of perfectly flavored pink gum wrapped separately in white paper. I also have searched for Chum Gum. Brock's (not Brach's) candy puffs (very soft, melt in your mouth candy balls) Bonkers Fruit Chews. I am also a chum gum lover. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. I'm 66. You have to advertise your product. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was! There was nothing like the late 50's to early 60's. And about 10-12 came in a little rectangular pack with a paper wrapper with the name on it. Was fun reading everybody's memories about Chum Gum and simpler, better times. Now the world has sugarless gum, organic gum, all-natural gum, and bubble gum and chewing gum in a full spectrum of flavors and colors. I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. I blew my first bubble with a stick of Chum Gum. Maybe the makers of Chum Gum put a special ingredient to make us want it, kind of like cigarettes or something! I remember ChumGumit had a sweet and unique flavor. THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY ABOUT CHUM GUM. LOL!!! Free returns. Woolworth's on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, GA. Thought I needed to quickly write you back, and indicate my suppositional error. I remember especially liking the flavor which was unique, and different from other gums. I too have been trying to find it without success. I grew up in Dothan, Al. they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. My sister and I would get Milkshake candy bars at Hoyt Pool near Milwaukee, and sometimes we would get them frozen and wow, were they amazing. 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. While there is a bubble gum "flavor" - which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain - it varies from one company to another. I was only seven back then, but anytime the subject turns to candy when we were kids, Chum Gums were the first youd hear from me! Please. Once in a while I will smell something that reminds me of it. The 70's were the best of time. +$12.55 shipping. Please make them again. Anyone remember Violets? West Virginia at alot of different places! Chum Gum was the best gum in the world. Penney's disbanded the chain after 15 years to maintain focus on its high-end merchandise. 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. google_color_text = "000000";
I remember the commercial well. Didn't it start out with 3 or 4 sticks to a pack, then it was reduced to 2? Get up in My tree house and eat it all. When my Mom passed away, my sister and I were recalling the days when we were kids and unbelievable, but we spoke about the Chum Gum and how we'd fight over that dang stuff! In the 50's and into the 60's Chum Gum did come 3 pieces for a penny. I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. I am a 60's kid from Indiana.I am happy to find others who recall Chum Gum. Old Clem would ask for "one thin dime" when you bought ten cents worth. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. It came in a white package with blue lettering and was a pretty pink color. They just don't know how good it was. Do they still make it? Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. What I wouldn't give for one stick! I am interested in mint juleps and Christmas hard mix. Perhaps we should find out who the company was that made chum gum and take it from there. My mouth is watering just thinking of those. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. I was just talking about this gum yesterday! Why did we complicate things??? They were oval in shape, had clear wrappers, and were fruit flavored. I am 45 and I chewed that stuff in the 70's in Chicago where I was born. I loved it as a kid. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. Good times :). There are still wrappers that you can find online though, if the nostalgia is something that appeals to you. CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! I loved this gum! Decade 1980s 1920s 1970s pre 1920 1940s 1960s 1990s 1930s 1950s Flavor Fruit Flavors Peppermint Blue Raspberry Cotton Candy Licorice Spearmint Watermelon I can't believe I found others who remember Chum Gum - my absolute favorite back in the 50's and 60's. It was the very best bubble gum, and it smelled so good in my purse. Today, Bubbaloo is sold in more than 25 countries and in three different continents across the world. 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. Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). I agree with yo all! Wish I could still get it. It wasnt sold in a stick like Chum Gum, though. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. I'm 54 and haven't seen that gum since about 1970. 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 have craved this gum for yearsand it finally hit me! Is Chum Gum even made any longer? use to buy it in a penny candy store in Jamestown NY, south of Buffalo. I am so sad today in 2016 of finding out that they were discontinued. I can almost conjure up the taste if I try really hard. old and remember the great flavor the gum had, I can still taste it today, I also bought a gum called devil gum, does anyone remember that gum? This gum came in.a blue and green or pink and green or yellow and green. I'm 38yrs.old and only found it in Woolworth stores in the Chicago area.I can still taste that juicy soft flavor in my BUDS.Hope a manufactor can bring our good old CHUM GUM back!!!!!! I felt like i was in the twilight zone or something. Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. It was the best gum everpowdered sugar coating the green, yellow or raspberry-colored gum. I've looked for it for years! 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!!! You would think with all the baby boomers in the world who remember this gum (including me) someone would bring it back. First time I ever bought Chum Gum was 1959 at Szegedi's Candy Store near Birmingham Terrace. Five sticks in a cardboard box for five cents. THANK YOU, just purchased 4 sticks from ebay! Blood clot, blood clot. So glad I found this blog. If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me! Have you ever heard of these. It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. 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. It is the best bubble gum ever made. Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. 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. We also ate Bonamo Taffy. I would bring it to school in the sixties I am 57 now and that gum was damn good! I am 62 years old and would buy chum gum in a drug store in Argo, Illinois. After the flavor wore off, the sting would last for hours on your tongue. Xylichew 100% Xylitol Chewing Gum - Non GMO, Non Aspartame, Gluten Free, and Sugar Free Gum - Natural Oral Care, Relieves Bad Breath and Dry Mouth - Fruit, 60 Count 60 Count (Pack of 1) 1,028 Save 10% $988 ($0.16/Count)$11.02 Lowest price in 30 days FREE delivery Wed, Jan 25 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon Options: 5 sizes Climate Pledge Friendly It came in a 5-stick pack that was white with the words Chum Gum in Navy Blue with some red highlights on the pack. Well she spoke about this gum and how much she loved it so I just had to go on E-Bay and get a stick for her. it was the bubblegum of choice in my neighborhood (the harbor section of conneaut, ohio) in the 60's although i have to confess, i seldom if ever shared the second piece with any of my friends. I'm 65. You're all right. 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. Since our company was founded in 1927, many of your favorite sweets have come and gone through our doors and we have provided a list of them here. Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). Hardly the case. When she was old enough shed reach in my pocket and ask for one. Love the flavor,the color, its softness. Gosh, thats a candy from the past. In the first, or second paragraph, I said that what I was looking for (and believe that may be discontinued- whatever its name was) may have at one time been called chicken bones. Chum Gum, best gum ever! One of my fondest memories of Germany. I would love to be able to let my children and grandchild taste this gum. They disappeared quite a long time ago. theres an emty spot in me. Do they sell Freshen Up gum? - Sage-Answer Production of it ended by 1972, though stores had bought bulk, continuing to sell it for years after. Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play.