do they still make chum gum

I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. Your Price: $24.00. Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. Chum Gum was the best. I grew up in MA and there was a corner variety right by my elementary school that used to sell Chum Gum. . Do they still make them? As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. The closest I have come to this flavor is Wrigleys Extra classic bubble flavor. You could never eat just one stick.It had and awesome flavor. My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. 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. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? Chum Gum was a favorite of my whole family. Beetroot is high in sugar but is considered one of the most nutritious veggies used in salads and soups. I loved the flavor and it smelled so good! Now those were the days. I grew up in Memphis, TN. 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 really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. This brings back sweet memories to me. Bring back the Wonka Scrunch bar! In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. I would bring it to school in the sixties I am 57 now and that gum was damn good! I am 56 years old and have been searching for it for years. Then my dad told me a man probably empties his pocket change into a huge vat of peanuts. If that sounds really familiar to what you know about Dubble Bubble, its because they were extremely similar. I stay on the look out at Cracker Barrel, but nothing yet. Our family owned a mom and pop grocery store in Depauw, IN and Chum Gum was my favorite treat! They were real memories. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! Circa 1953. no one around here remembers it either! Chum Gum was made by Fleer. It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. $19.99. I would cut coupons and take them to the local independent grocery store who would pay you face value that was printed on them, up to a dollar per day, then I'd go to the 5 & dime and buy a dollar worth of candy. Chiclets Fruit Gum. I miss those candy crackers. 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. I too remember chum gum, I am 61 years old and can still taste it in my mind. Don't tell my mom!) Oh yes, good Lord, I thought I had lost my mind or was having hallucinations and here there's a whole club of people with the Chum Gum jones, just like me! Best wishes to all Chum Gum lovers! But I remember it was blue. //2007-06-05: inthe70s I used to buy it in Burbank, Illinois, where I grew up. Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. Does anyone know? I used to go and buy them by the box. 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. Those were the good ole days! OMG! WoW! Wish they'd bring it back. Hi, I am in Florence SC, and would Ike to find some of these new Unicorn Candy Corn in fruit flavors. I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. It came in sticks (5 per pack, if I remember correctly ) and the pack color corresponded with the flavor. We would split the money we got( .10 to .15 cents) and then hit the penny candy. So wish the Marathon candy bar was still around, one of my faves!, Its still around. I grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennslyvania. Time-warping back to October, 1971, found another newspaper ad mentioning Chum Gum, Dubble Bubble and Razzles as suggestions to give trick-or-treaters on Halloween. But progress is progress. Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! The flavor lasted ALL DAY. The last time I bought them was around 2018. I think we bought it at the local 7-11. 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! You can still order the Long Coconut boys and Squirrel Zippers online. Sure miss the 50's and the way things were. That's where I bought most of my Chum Gum. Once in a while I will smell something that reminds me of it. If anyone finds where to get this, please let us all know. The best GUM ever made. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. Lick. Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. Freeze the chum then pop it out of the container and put it in a zip lock bag for store. I have been serching forever. !I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT TASTES LIKE BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE TASTE OF THE GRAPE GUM THEY USED TO MAKE. Fleer owned the market on bubble gum sports trading cards at the time. I am 63 (10/21/45) and have never forgotten my all time favorite chewing gum. Top Rated Plus. Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). Beets. I can't believe I found you all! We could get into the old State Theater for 10 RC Cola bottle caps and watch the kiddie matinees, so all week long it was the "big hunt" at the gas stations to ask the employee's there to open the soda machines and let us have the bottle caps. "To prevent decay, To sweeten the breath, To keep teeth white," read the package. I don't even chew gum now. Walked to the drug store and got 2 pieces for a penny and had the best flavor out there. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! Impossible to find anywhere. I used to find it and steal him WONDERFUL Chum Gum!!! Life was simple and sweet. French Chew is very similar. Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. I wish they would bring back our good old CHUM-GUM. 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! If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. The BBE, Best Bubble Ever. look on ebay just type Chum Gum and you will see someone is selling 1 stick for $7 plus $2.5 for S/H. However, there are several flavors that continue to come out and can be purchased in 2022 as well. near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. Tears filled her eyes as she was just beside herself when we gave it to her. Loved it. There has never been before or after that is better that Chum Gum. If you got yours there get in touch w/ me torileec at zoom town dot com. 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. Sadly, Maple Nut Goodies were discontinued by the manufacturer along with so many other delightful Brachs product. So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. Has not been made in many years. But it was wonderful bubblegum, and so much for the penny! It was the BEST gum ever. I havent had them yet. Wrapper has a devil's head printed and "Red Hot Chewing or Bubble Gum" printed on wrapper. OK Soda (History, Marketing & Commercials), Yorkie Bar (History, Flavors & Commercials), Click here for a full A-Z list of Snacks and Candy, VINTAGE CANDY CO. 1970s RETRO CANDY GIFT BOX - 70s Nostalgia Candies - Flashback SEVENTIES Fun Gag Gift Basket - PERFECT '70s Candies For Adults, College Students, Men or Women, Kids, Teens. Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. They had the most fantastic penny candy counter, and I would buy Chum Gum, three sticks to the pack, later reduced to two stick per pack. Thanks for sharing your memories! document.getElementById("ak_js").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); Your email address will not be published. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. I remember Chum Gum from a candy store across the train-tracks (scary!) I found a number 45078 but cant find the candy. i grew up in grand forks,n.d. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. King size bottles were worth 5 cents!!!! Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? The Milwaukee stores sold nearly everything you'd want, including hunting rifles and ammo. I am not the only one who remembers Chum Gum. I have never tasted a gum that compared. 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. Have never chewed a better bubble gum since. . Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play. If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. I grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area and used to walk or ride my bike to the "Beer Depot" to get candy - and my favorite Chum Gum. And whatever happened to Welches Fudge bars? 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. Anyone know the closest candy still being made? They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. A hard candy that becomes soft like taffy upon chewing. A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. I used to buy it in my home town of Pine Ridge SD! None of my peers heard of it so I thought I was crazy. Anyone remember sputnik gum? I recently purchased some hair products and I kid you not it smelled just like Chum gum. Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. Beech-Nut Gum You can't find it officially anymore, unless you want to pay $37.49 for a decades-old pack on eBay. I was just thinking about Chum Gum. You're welcome, Dave, and thanks for reading! Best gum ever! Tooth decay (dental caries) also may result. I miss them more than any food product. When I was a child the candy bars were large and worth the money. Unfortunately, from what we could find, it seems like Chum Gum fell out of the spotlight because so much focus was turned to Dubble Bubble by the company. Many people were still able to find the gum for up to 20 years after it had been discontinued. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. Nothing compares to the flavor of Chum Gum! It was my favorite bubble gum and apparently still is 50 years later! google_ad_type = "text_image"; I've never forgotten how wonderful the taste was. People used to say Who has Chum Gum? it tasted so good. Please, please, please get them Hollywood candy bars back that say it all. I chewed Chum Gum in the mid 60's. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. theres an emty spot in me. My Chum Gum days go back to the early 60's in Junior High. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! I keep looking but have had no luck. Chum Gum was the best gum ever! Do they still make Beechnut gum? I have craved this gum for yearsand it finally hit me! I am interested in mint juleps and Christmas hard mix. As so many people mentioned, bring back the good old days. This, along with stiff competition, meant a slow demise (and desire) for Chum Gum as the 1960s passed, quietly disappearing by the end of 1971. First time I ever bought Chum Gum was 1959 at Szegedi's Candy Store near Birmingham Terrace. They disappeared quite a long time ago. Candy-coated gum from Frank H. Fleer & Co. (and later the American Chicle Company), called Chiclets, can be found in advertisements from The Saturday Evening Post going back to 1906. I wish I could find it somewhere! You have to advertise your product. Stores thought buying it (wholesale) in bulk would generate bigger profits. Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. I dont think any of these products were marketed as well as they could have been. PLESE BRING THIS GUM BACK. I still remember the red two stick gum. Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. It really was one of the best gums around. Chum Gum was a Fleer exclusive, there were no past or present copycats out there. IT. And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. No gum compares to the taste or texture. I grew up in the Boston area and we would buy this at the penny-candy store. Hardly the case. OMG just remembered we don't have any woods all the developer's got rid of them. 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. Anybody remember the Zebra Stripe Gum. I see racks in some stores that are bribing back old time candies, but never Chum Gum. Do u have them ? 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. Sure wish they would make this gum again!The Best Gum Ever! I am so sad today in 2016 of finding out that they were discontinued. The one thing that amazes me as i read all the comments, and they are great memories, is how widespread the distribution of Chum Gum was back then. I'm 66. 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 am 58 and living in North Carolina grew up in New England, I been telling my friends down here about chum gum the best where can i buy this gum so I can show them and go back you a great gum. My grandparents owned a small hamburger joint & they sold MILKSHAKE candy bars. From 1970, Fleer began selling Chum Devil Gum. I really miss it!!! I can't believe I found others who remember Chum Gum - my absolute favorite back in the 50's and 60's. Miss my Chum Gum, though. The 70's were the best of time. WE ARE NOW RETIRED AND I CROSSED THE WHOLE U.S. Our old homestead is under H2/0 so sad. Well. Not as good as Chum Gum, but still good memories. Unfortunately, they were as messy as they were moreish, thanks to the low melting point of the chocolate. Chum Gum was my very favorite gum. Passed it every day walking home from Forest Hills elementary school. I am 56 and have grandkids. Decade 1980s 1920s 1970s pre 1920 1940s 1960s 1990s 1930s 1950s Flavor Fruit Flavors Peppermint Blue Raspberry Cotton Candy Licorice Spearmint Watermelon He instead focused solely on Dubble Bubble, much to his success. That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. One stick was blue and one stick was pink. they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. If you have reached this page, chances are, you searched for a candy that has been discontinued. So, even more strangely when I got up to the cashier to pay for my Gas and the Red Twists I asked the male cashier behind the counter if/when they would get more of the Red Twists in. And you all are right if you ask some one about it they think you are crazy. Do they still make it? CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! It was made by Fleer. At the time, I was about 3 or 4 years old. It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. I also grew up in the 60's. General Question about discontinued candy. Glad to hear there are others of you who remember with me. We couldn't but it at Chalks store we had to go a little further down the street to Hans Variety to get it. 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. Good times :). Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. I remember the taste and smell so well. The gum is sold sporadically in the USA by the Gerrit J. Please bring back the Milkshake candy bars again. I have been telling my kids about Chum Gum and how I wish I could find it for them to experience. Does anyone remember Adams brand fruit flavored gumsgreen apple, grape, cherry, and so on? Great tasting molasses and chocolate candies were included in candy corn mix now boring, only sugar,no DISTINCTIVE flavor. i loved this gum. I don't think you can get it anymore. But this isn't true. Why did they stop manufacture? Love the flavor,the color, its softness. You would think with all the baby boomers in the world who remember this gum (including me) someone would bring it back. Bill and the station, like the great taste of Chum Gum, are but Precious Memories now. 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. I am dying for a piece of CHUM GUM! Please bring it back. 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. Does anyone remember when Planters Peanuts (the 5 cent package) offered the enticement "You could find a nickle , dime or quarter in this package"? A Principal would be hung out to dry if he let children walk to the store while at school. Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. But there are a lot of other choices on that website that will bring back memories, at today's prices. Wouldn't it be great if they started making it again. I've often ask people if they remember Chum Gum and no one knows what I'm talking about. Man, how I'd love to see it back on the market. I bought all they had in stock. A few years later I did more extensive research and found out that someone in another country like Switzerland or France or Somewhere over there purchased the recipe for Brachs Red Twist and is just sitting on it. Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . Please, please, please bring back that awsome flavor! 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. In the 1940s I used to buy penny candy. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; I felt like i was in the twilight zone or something. Chewed it daily growing up in Youngstown, OH during the 60's. Where did those days go. Remember the gum in those cards? The funny thing about that is that one day, if we are still here, we will talk about these days as the "good old days". The Fleer name is now owned by a company known as Upper Deck, who had previously made a huge offer to the company and had been declined. I grew up in Indio, Ca and remember buying Chum gum in the 60's. I recall the sugar coated blue gum! This gum has an unbelievable legacy. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. I loved eating them with my popcorn at the theater Nothing seems to come close to these. How am I going to keep him happy now? An aphrodisiac?? WHERE CAN I BUY IT. Please leave a review or any memories of this snack in the comments below. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. It was so yummy. I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. Nothing today even compares to it. It was actually the middle of my work day as a door to door salesman and I was stopping to get gas. Gosh, thats a candy from the past. I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. The gambler in me made me go for it but it never paid off. They may have been a Charms product, the company who makes Blowpops.. It was the best!!! So a few weeks or few months later I asked her to check online and see if she could order a case of these directly from Brachs. Frozen Milkshake bars. Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll. It was the best! Best taste I will never forget. Much like Chum Gum, it was pink, powdery, and soft. Chiclets Peppermint Gum. I would love to be able to let my children and grandchild taste this gum. There was nothing like the late 50's to early 60's. Chum gum has a flavor I will never for get and as most of you have said it bring back the good old days when being a child was care free and good times. Elementary school. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). I was a child of the 60s & 70s. Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. I'm still friends with some of the people that grew up with me. The real reason I'm writing is to respond to Sharlene from 4/24 who seemed to be struggling with the name of her favorite grape gum. Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. Unfortunately, it is no longer available as it was discontinued. i hated it, the barber apparently didnt know how to do any other trim than a god awful bowl cut. Someone's got to get this gum produced again. how to make bubble gum http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/30/Make-Your-Own-Bubble-Gum74922.shtml. And who can forget that great flavor? West Virginia at alot of different places! I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. Its hard to love when you know that if you love they may be discontinued. !someone bring it back.wouldn't it be nice to reminisce the good old days?? Chum Gum was a favorite of mine and my siblings! 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. Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. . Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. . flavor and texture was completely amazing. Have you ever heard of these. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. Others make so much chum they need big barrels. Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). Here it came 3 pieces for a penny and whatever amount of money I had went for Chum Gum and Strawbery KitsI sooo wish we coul get someone to research and start making this gum once more. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. I live in San Fernando Valley, Calif. Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. One for me. And also does any one remember the sputnik gum - round blue gumball with sugar coating? I am 47 also im from RI and I would love to see Chum Gum back on the shelves. finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). AND SO DO MY GRANDCHILDREN. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. Chum gum was my very favorite. (November 2022) A package of Dentyne Classic gum Dentyne Chewing Gum ad on a Model 63 Closed Delivery Wagon by Pope Waverley electrics in 1907 Dentyne ( / dntin /) is a brand of chewing gum available in several countries globally. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. I bought Chum Gum back in the sixties too. 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! In the interim, why not share your memories of a favorite NECCO product. Asked people for YEARS if they remembered Chum Gum, my favorite bubblegum of all time and no one knew what I was talking about.

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