Since you haven't heard from anyone from Iowa yet, I just had to write. Fleer Please Bring It Back!! Chum Gum was great. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. I was talking with a co-worker who, of course, had never heard of it. I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. A selling Black jack and Beemans said he has a source that sellsChum Gum by the case. like others on here, no one i've ever talked to about it remembers it. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. Even my old class mates didn't remember it. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. I sure wish they still made it. I'm a pharmacy tech and one of the children's antibiotics smells JUST LIKE CHUM GUM when the water is added! It brings back memories for me! first opened in 1969, closing in 1974 (corporate bankruptcy). I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. Cardboard like a real record. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! IN TRAVEL I TRIED TO FIND THIS GUM IT IS SO SAD THE COMPANY STOPPED MAKING IT. If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. Frank Fleer was very young when he decided to start creating bubble gum. I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. Armilda. For .12 cents, I could buy a comic book, a fountain cherry or vanilla coke and a pack (2 sticks ) of chum gum. Description Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. Are clorets still available? Love Chum GUM! !I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT TASTES LIKE BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE TASTE OF THE GRAPE GUM THEY USED TO MAKE. 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. 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!!! Orange County, CA in 1960's-early 70's. I would sure like a piece right now. My brother use to comment about it. It would be like giving them a taste of the 60's. I'm 57 and I just remember pink Chum. Wow! Oh so delicious. Thor was my favorite. It had a good taste, but the flavor was gone quickly. Adams has brought back Clove, Beemans and Black Jack. Miss it. Not blue. I am very sorry that you have chosen to discontinue them. I wish they still made it--I would certainly buy it all the time. I live in San Fernando Valley, Calif. What was the only . . I, too, am from Chicago, loved Chum Gum, and have friends who mostly have never heard of it. Waaaaah! 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. I'm 53 and used to get Chum Gum at a place called the Huddle in Utica NY, along with a comic book. When she was old enough shed reach in my pocket and ask for one. I miss gator gum so much. Bargain! I have wanted some Wacky Wafers for quite some time now. Fleer made the Chum Gum and it is now discontinued. Whenever we talk about the good old days, this Chum Gum always comes up in the conversation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Simple times! Along with hot dog weiner gum! But that doesnt make their history any less important. Best gum EVER!!!! If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. :). Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! I don't remember zebra stripe gum.. //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. In the early to mid 1960's we would visit our cousins in Cinti OH & there was a Mom & Pop corner grocery that sold penny candy. While Chum Gum was a bright spot in candy history for only a short time, its one worth remembering. Ounce for ounce the best tasting bubble gum on the planet!!! Always left with a bag of Chum gum for the cents . Tasted great, too! Its a shame no candy company has the recipes for the best candy there ever was. 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? No one makes it today and no plans are to bring it back. This man started yelling at me for casually asking if/when they would get a reorder of this product. I am also a chum gum lover. So nice that I am not imagining how good Chum Gum was and would order a box of it right now if I could find it. We would split the money we got( .10 to .15 cents) and then hit the penny candy. and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. Nothing today even compares to it. They still sell it in Tn, Al, and Ga at walmart and most grocery store and gas stations. I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! 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. Yum! What I wouldn't give for one stick! I would love to see Chum Gum come back no matter what today's price would be! I rember how my mouth started watering for that flavor from the Gods.I bought all they had,never to see or taste it again :.(. It was a marvelous combination of whimsy and cuteness and sold really well. have looked for it for years. NOT KitKats - Kits - those square wrapped taffys -in banana, chocolate, strawberry flavors - I think they came three to a package. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. I remember the taste and smell so well. I emailed you guys back when I did my initial research and never heard. Sure wish Fleer would produce this again. Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. West Virginia at alot of different places! Just reading all these wonderful comment remind me of not only how great chum gum was, but how life was simple and easy. It was hypnotic, you had to get some no matter what, that and a box of Indian Head Pumpkin seeds and you were good to go! And Blow. Our old homestead is under H2/0 so sad. And yes, just like someone before me said, right next to the hot dog gum. My siblings don't even remember it! I hadnt actually thought about them for a long time and found one bag hanging up. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. I also could not find anyone who seem to remember it. Oh, the flavor of that gum. Beets. Do u have them ? Fleer where are you, we need this back in our lives. 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. 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. I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. This is great that I am not the only one who remembers this gum it was the best ever!! From 1963, a newspaper ad for the Racine, Wis., Neisner Bros. variety store (5c to $1.00). If there is anyone that reads this that knows the manufacturer's address or is it still being made please post a comment with the info! My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. My Co-Workers think I'm nuts. Certs and my first granddaughter. As a German might say, that was really gte BIER!!! Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. (Sigh), I grew up in upstate NY and LOVED Chum GUm. That wasn't the case with Black Cat Bubble Gum. We were just talking at break and out of 6 of us only 2 remember chum gum. They were the best frozen and fresh. Barney-Google Maps wouldnt co-operate for a finer search.). The Marathon candy bar IS still available, it is now called the Curly Wurly, is made by Cadbury and is available on the internet, comes to you from England. I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. Chew. When they broke -- you could easily take the gum off your face, and chew it again for another bubble. In addition to that, we also love the Brachs cinnamon tree nougats for the same reason. 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. for .25 oh the good old days!! 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. Do you know if they still make them, and if so, how I could get some? It brings back so many great memories. Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. My mom would walk with us to the neighborhood candy store and we would purchase it along with turtles, bazooka joe bubble gum, Wish they would get the recipe and reintroduce it! JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. Nothing compares to the flavor of Chum Gum! I'm 59 now and smoke cigars. Some gum connoisseurs might know that Fruit Stripe gum used to be made by Beech-Nut. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store The world's most popular autocomplete game. :-). I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. My sister and I were just talking about chum gum, it brought back our childhood and things were so good..miss this gum.. I loved this gum. We really miss it. I loved Chum Gum! OMG I cant believe all the others looking for chum gum, I agree the best ever. I am looking for those childhood Raspberry Dollars !!! Thank You. Don't tell my mom!) For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called Chum Gum. Do you know what company manufactured them? IT IS LIKE THE BEST GUM EVER.BRINGS ME BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN LIFE WAS GOOD,AND NOTHING BOTHERED ME.THOSE WERE THE DAYS. 6. Wish I could still get it. When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. people also thought i was crazy whenever i would ask if anyone remembered this wonderful product. Where can I find Chum bubble gum or do they still make it? As to why, we are not sure. I too remember Chum Gum and just like some of you when I mention it to people they look at me like I'm crazy. THE BEST EVER Has anyone ever reached out to Tootsie Roll and asked about remaking it? Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! Wouldn't it be great if they started making it again. what great memories. Dixie Rector. I grew up in SW Michigan in the 60s. Along with many others I too would interested being contacted if it is available again. 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!!!!! It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. Here's a wild one! I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. Please try to get the recipe for the HOLLYWOOD Candy Bars ,as well as Butter-Nut Candy Bars POWER HOUSE Candy Bars Heard that company went out of business. Takes me back to my childhood every time ( I am 57). Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). Declining profits, and the threat of steeper property taxes, prompted Neisner to close in December, 1971. I'm glad to see so many comments about Chum Gum, I started chewing it in the 50's. It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. The big size was our favorite too but the manufacturer reduced the size a few years ago. I agree- Best Gum Ever! 52chum. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; I would also get Kits in banana, chocolate and strawberry. Make it again, Fleer! Two sticks for a penny. Is there any other bubble gum that even comes close to chum gum? While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. Life was simple and sweet. I remember the lunch counter inside, plus an arcade style shooting game in back (ten shots for a dime). Didn't it start out with 3 or 4 sticks to a pack, then it was reduced to 2? Had to be Chum-Gum. I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. I loved it. Loved the 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 agree, chum gum was the best. For years I thought I had perhaps only "imagined" Chum Gum ( a stick for you, and one for a chum! Sometimes I can still smell it. No one I know has heard of it! I am dying for a piece of CHUM GUM! I miss you, Chum Gum. Walked to the drug store and got 2 pieces for a penny and had the best flavor out there. They really should bring it back!!!! Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. Mighty Gum Immunity $16.00 Mighty Gum's chewing candy contains a ton of natural, germ-fighting extracts, like ashwagandha, elderberry, and reishi mushroom. Now those were the days. Hopefully, someone will purchase the rights to these iconic treats. WHERE CAN I FIND CHUM GUM? AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. I can still almost taste it. I used to lick the white off and then put the gum in my mouth. best gum ever. And what Im in search of does not have that. We would get a couple of pennies and walk about a half mile to buy some. Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies. I have looked everywhere including retro candy shops and couldnt find them. I've searched for it everytime I see an All Candy store. Someone else said that thosewere the carefree days when we had no problems and life was easy. You can still find Dubble Bubble on the market today but you dont find Chum Gum. I am so glad so many other people remember that gum. I bought a pack of "Orbit" "bubblemint" and it brought me back to Jr. They have never heard of it. Tootsie Roll dropped the Fleer name from all former products, such as Dubble Bubble, after the buyout. This brings back sweet memories to me. 4. Wish I had some right now! near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. In fact, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of The Topps Company, Inc., still produces Bazooka Gum to this day. You can still order the Long Coconut boys and Squirrel Zippers online. I guess I am showing my age(61 on 9/19/1947.) I miss it!!!! I could not believe the comments! At that time the package was royal blue. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. Wow! He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. no one else seems to know what im talking about, so i'm glad I found this page. I agree,Chum is the best bubble gum I have ever tasted. The BEST candy bar on the planet! My favourite candy its my trademark when nurses see me they ask for a cert please bring back. flavor and texture was completely amazing. Used to lick the powder off each piece before I chewed it for hours! If that sounds really familiar to what you know about Dubble Bubble, its because they were extremely similar. In the 1990s, Skittles came in the form . Wish it was still made. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. I have been serching forever. Submit a link to more information about Chum Gum. How rude! Best gum ever! One of my fondest memories of Germany. A group of us kids used to run across the interstate (Shhh! I also used to buy Chum Gum in a St. Louis confectionary (I also mentioned confectionaries in the P-D post). All other stick gum was 5 sticks for a nickel. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. It would be great if one of the candy companies could duplicate that great flavor. This was the best gum ever. im jonesing for one. !WhErE CaN I FiNd iT? In 1899, a New York City druggist named Franklin V. Canning created a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. Oh, I bought my Chum Gum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is GREAT!!! that and Milk Duds (the old ones without that crappy shiny finish) I used to as a kid get them at the little green store in Appleton Wi.i went to that store foe 10 yrs and didnt know it by its real name,but it was little and green, I GRE UP IN CHICAGO WITH CHUM GUM AND THOSE HOT DOG GUMS AND WONDERFUL BLOMMERS CHOCOLATE. 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 would love to be able to let my children and grandchild taste this gum. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? I wish they wouold make Chum gum again .. and bring back those Old memories My recollection is that Chum Gum was manufactured by the Curtiss Candy Company, the same folks who made Baby Ruths and Butterfingers. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF CHUM GUM! I remember Chum Gum, candy lipstick, wax lips and nails and bottles, Chiclets, Turkish Taffy, Fizzies. I remember the commercial well. In fact, as explained by Chewing Gum Facts, Thomas Adams, creator of the brand Chiclets, is considered one of the founders of the chewing gum industry. another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. I used to buy Chum Gum at Mill Creek Country Store in Mill Creek, Georgia, near Dalton- in the mid 70s. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. My experience was in the 50's and 60's, though. I havent had them yet. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. and the "record" was a piece of gum. Hi, years ago, there was a candy by Brachs called chocolate nut goodies. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. Chum Gum was owned and produced by Fleer Company from 1950 to 1971. (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. For 5 cents I could get a candy bar and 2 packages of Chum Gum. I loved this gum! Loved it!!!1. I grew up by Maple Lake outside of Bridgeport, West Virginia in the 60's. Chum Gum Alum. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! Chiclets Fruit Gum. One for you. Now that I'am 52 I long for the simple days of my chid hood hanging out with my friends and chewing th e best made gum ever Chum Gum. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? I bought it in the 60s in New Lebanon, Ohio. I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? I used to get it at only one grocery store in Las Vegas, NM. My sister and I talked about it often. At the local record hop at the American Legion I always bought at least one bar and sometimes two. 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. Your Price: $24.00. no one around here remembers it either! I grew up in Denver , Colorado and remember chum gum and ask people when the subject of gum comes upNO ONE remembers it at all here . I use to do anything to earn money so I could walk to a little store three blocks to buy chum gum. 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! Perhaps we should find out who the company was that made chum gum and take it from there. The smell, the taste - best ever. No one I speak to about it seems to remember it. I'm 66. You have to advertise your product. i was born in chicago raised in sw michigan and Ive been looking for chum gum for a long time.. I also thought no one else knew about it, I hope it comes back. I bought a tiny metal tin pie and it came with a teenie metal spoon. I wish I could find it somewhere. Remember the gum in those cards? 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. "Our new obsession." - TIME I can almost taste it. and I loved the flavor of Chum Gum. The last time I bought them was around 2018. BRING BACK DEM BONES. Also got a lot of teachers upset. The flavor lasted ALL DAY. Drop gum mixture on top of sugar and knead together. Per "oldtimecandy.com, the company that made Chum Gum (they don't confirm who the manufacturer was) discontinued it. I have used them for more than 30 years. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. I am 63 (10/21/45) and have never forgotten my all time favorite chewing gum. Just the smell through the wrapper would make my mouth water.

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