Sadly, they have been discontinued as they were part of the NECCO line that disappeared when the company went bankrupt. Thank you! 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. We would drag our wagon all over town!!! A great taste and a great bubble. . I loved Chum Gum :-). While Chum Gum was a bright spot in candy history for only a short time, its one worth remembering. I lived in Cheverly, Maryland 64-74, we would collect soda bottles to cash in and buy candy at 7-11. Found it in other stores in Chicago and suburbs Til the 70s Best gum all my friends chewed it and all remembered it and miss it. I remember ChumGumit had a sweet and unique flavor. I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. The closest I have come to that taste is Great Value (Walmart, sad to say) Strawberry Banana yogurt. Mighty Gum Immunity $16.00 Mighty Gum's chewing candy contains a ton of natural, germ-fighting extracts, like ashwagandha, elderberry, and reishi mushroom. :Don't dig that kinda crooning', chum :Don't dig that kinda croonin', chum 053 blood clot. It's great to hear all these stories. Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! Used to buy mine at the local 7 Eleven in the Philadelphia area. The fatty, greasy skin of chicken is a feast for catfish. 2 for a penny. Interesting comments on Chum GumThanks for the history Rob Lambert. I wish they would bring back our good old CHUM-GUM. I would so love to have chum gum back1. The aroma of perfectly flavored bubble gum tickled your nose, and the white powder coating of real powdered sugar was the perfect finish for the longest lasting flavor of any bubble gum product. I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. 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. I would walk down to the local store and buy all that I could get. Oh, well. Bubble Beeper Bubble Gum. THANK YOU, just purchased 4 sticks from ebay! My childhood friend and I have been reminiscing about Chum Gum for 40 years now--truly the BEST gum EVER! There has never been or will ever be a better tasting gum. So glad to find so many others who hold it dear like I do. So sad. Shop Now Project 7 Spearmint Farms. In the interim, why not share your memories of a favorite NECCO product. we will never get or have those in again or something to that effect. Have never chewed a better bubble gum since. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. first opened in 1969, closing in 1974 (corporate bankruptcy). Dubble Bubble is still available in some areas. Wish the company would bring it back!!! I have looked high and low but no luck of finding any. I'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. I would also get Kits in banana, chocolate and strawberry. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. I am 53 and I am a bubble gum fanatic! Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. How am I going to keep him happy now? 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! :). It's oldtimecandy.com. Liked Beemans Teaberry gum, too. I also used to buy Chum Gum in a St. Louis confectionary (I also mentioned confectionaries in the P-D post). Like so many really cool products from the past, these most likely are gone for good. Three sticks for 0.1 cent. Wow! When White Front was around. Chum Gum was the best! Who made itm anyway, Fleer? No one has ever heard of it except the 5 of us now. It was my favorite. i grew up in grand forks,n.d. Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. I used to buy chum gum 2 sticks for a penny and would save up a nickel in pennies to get more at a time, I lived in the hills of West Virginia and walked to the old gas station/grocery store on Saturday afternoon after westerns and cartoons were over on tv. My big sis and I would sneak down to the candy store after school and load up on penny candy. 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. 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 they still make Beechnut gum? - AnswersAll Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. She moved to Scotland recently and is missing teeth like crazy, so I wanted to send her some replacement chicklets but cant find them anywhere?? I used to go and buy them by the box. I can still remember the smell and taste of it. Did they change it or is my memory bad? Wacky Wafers are not on your list. Anyone have any ideas of anything that would? Like as in yesterday! i keep looking for chum gum too!sadly its no longer made.i also grew up in chicago in the 70's and bought it every time i went to the candy store.i remember "borrowing a whole dollar out of my moms purse and getting a small brown bag full of candy.chum gum was always my favorite. Really wished they would make it again. I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! No one did, until I found you here. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. I remember Chum Gum, candy lipstick, wax lips and nails and bottles, Chiclets, Turkish Taffy, Fizzies. OMG I cant believe all the others looking for chum gum, I agree the best ever. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. Are they still around anywhere? Fleer made Dubble Bubble into the 2000's but sold to Tootsie who now makes it. I see a few people say these were the best times of their life. I am 47 yrs. I grew up in Hyattsville md in the 60's and Chum gum was the BEST !! Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. Chum Gum (History, Marketing & Pictures) - Snack History Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . I got it in a gas station in a little town in Ohio in the 60's and early 70's. The tough chicken skin stays well on the hook. The good news is that memories remain. Wow, I live outside of Pittsburgh Pa and loved Chum Gum. Are clorets still available? Let us all write Tootsie Pop and request its return. You're all right. AND SO DO MY GRANDCHILDREN. Thought I needed to quickly write you back, and indicate my suppositional error. JMK,
I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. OMG!! [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . "Our new obsession." - TIME I remember Chum gum and got some in the mid 70s in Folsom at an old town general store,on a family vacation. Bubble Gum Eggs from Arcor, Individually wrapped. If I could just close my eyes and go back . Anybody remember these? Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic Yum. I feel like my sanity has been restored! ANSWER 0 peterpam ANSWERS: . PLEASE. He instead focused solely on Dubble Bubble, much to his success. Along with many others I too would interested being contacted if it is available again. OMG how I miss Chum Gun, the best gum ever made. Us and other G.I.s in or out of the field. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. It was the best gum everpowdered sugar coating the green, yellow or raspberry-colored gum. French Chew is very similar. Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. 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! Maybe it's a blood clot. I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! I had chum gum all the time. Time to stand up and her butt went up for a few inches and stopped and she tried again and now four times later she realized her butt in stuck to her seat and hear I'M STUCK and she looks at me and said Joey mommy stuck can you help mommy stand up from her seat so I helped her and she had chum gum all over her butt. Fleer - Wikipedia chum gum chewing gum for sale | eBay In addition to that, we also love the Brachs cinnamon tree nougats for the same reason. Gosh, thats a candy from the past. I am also a chum gum lover. Please , I have cancer and I really need my certs !!!! Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! Maybe one day! I cannot believe there are more chum gum lovers out there. Since that time, theyve also even created a host of other flavors to add, although the original will always be the top choice among fans. If you got yours there get in touch w/ me torileec at zoom town dot com. Long lasting flavor and makes great bubbles. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. google_ad_type = "text_image";
Best gum ever! Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. =), im now 55 and need Chum Gum badly!!!! It would probably be 2 for a quarter these days. My grandparents owned a small hamburger joint & they sold MILKSHAKE candy bars. There was usualy three flavors in one sleeve, sometimes there would be two of the same flavor. always had that powder coating on it. PLEASE!!! or Best Offer. They have never heard of it. im jonesing for one. 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. I loved Chum Gum! Altoids more than most. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? Someone has to bring back Chum Gum!! 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. Back in the 30s and 40s when I was a boy Chum gum was a terrible chew. We used to get Marathon bars up at the store at the Dells Camp Resort just outside of Wisconsin Dells. Im from Boston and Any time I ask people if they remember chum gum people think Im making it up! I can still taste it, but cant describe the flavor, except excellent! It was the BEST gum ever. Detroit, MI during the 60's at a place called Clem's Candy Store on Fenkell Avenue. +$12.55 shipping. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. Chew on This: The History of Gum - HISTORY 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. Make it again, Fleer! Chum Gum was a favorite of my whole family. Were the two flavors similar? I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. I have ordered them by the pound, so I could get enough to last him a year at a time. Its tragic!!! Do they still make them? 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. 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. 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 too like Chum Gum but not that much. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! I see you are out of both. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. I grew up in Dothan, Al. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. I agree with yo all! Bring back Sqeeze pops, Gatorgum, and especially Whistle pops. A friend and I in Silver Spring, MD would take my 25 cents allowance (in 1952) and buy about 50 sticks of Chum-Gum and chew all sticks at once to see who could blow the biggest bubbles. I sure wish some company would find the original recipe and make more!!! They have a lot of the older candy that's hard to find. 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. Chum Gum is what you had to have in the summer of 1969 just as school let out. Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418";
I was just thinking about Chum Gum. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC BROUGHT A PACK FROM A MARKET FEW YEARS AGO. Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. Trying to find a company that still sells Maplenut Goodies. I think there were 3 pieces for a penny. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. Some one needs to make it again. I also have searched for Chum Gum. It was so unique to chew. 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. Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. Adams has brought back Clove, Beemans and Black Jack. Bill and the station, like the great taste of Chum Gum, are but Precious Memories now. Thanks for sharing your memories! So glad I finally found someone who remembers it! have looked for it for years. The store (8500 Sheridan Rd.) I miss it so much. , The reason why this is no longer on the market is that the FDA found it was causing even more gum erosion than pain it was felt to be relieving! Heres a link to a section of our blog that deals with exactly that https://www.candyfavorites.com/blog/is-it-really-goodbye-necco-may-close-its-doors/, Wacky Wafers! I found, on Ebay (sorry, folks, no Fleer Chum Gum for sale), an old advertisement page, from a Chicago newspaper, for a candy/novelty company from 1938. So freaking sad. Chum gum, lip sticks,bonomo taffy ect.. Great days, they truly were better days I don't care what anyone says. I absolutely loved those Life Savers swirled lollipops from probably the 90s, they were so amazing and I would love to see them return! Ive depleted the stores in Detroit MI, I wish I could find my favorite marathon bars. It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. I grew up in Wisconsin and we bought it all the time in the penny candy section of our neighborhood meat market. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? No comparison today. Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. 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. I grew up in Buffalo New York, and my brother and I would always go to the corner store just for Chum gum. Finally! The absolute best bubblegum ever! 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. 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. But I remember it was blue. I am so glad I found this website. This was an awesome flavored gum ! I am 60 and like to think the best times are still here, just being alive and healthy. I'm from Weymouth Massachusetts and really miss the chum gum. I was talking with a co-worker who, of course, had never heard of it. Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. We have red vines, why not Chum Gum Let's ask Mark Summers Host of Unwrapped on the Food network!!!! I also loved the little hotdog gum--that was very tasty too. 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 . My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! That being said, it was made by the same company that created Dubble Bubble, Bazooka, and several other similar gums. empty. However, there are several flavors that continue to come out and can be purchased in 2022 as well. I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite. This was in the 60's in Augusta,GA and only at Carpenter's 50-50 Store. it also came 2 sticks in a pack for a penny, it was in a red outer paper wrapper with 2 red sticks of gum in plain white paper sleeves. Sure wish Fleer would produce this again. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. I would bring it to school in the sixties I am 57 now and that gum was damn good! It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. The longer that plaque and tartar remain on your teeth, the more they irritate the gingiva, the part of your gum around the base of your teeth, causing inflammation. But, yes, Chum Gum was great. 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. Chiclets Fruit Gum. It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. This was in the late 50's. I truly wish a gum/candy maker would reproduce this wonderful, delightful gum - I would love to introduce my grandchildren to it. Stay United Chum Gum Lovers! Adams flavored gums were plain chewing gum with a burst of sour power. I remember the two to a wrapper scheme, which is why I thought one should share it with a friend. You made my day :-). Let me know if anyone finds any or information on CHUM GUM. They lost sight of a historical favorite and it eventually was no longer popular or desired on the market. Best ever - oh, to go back again! google_color_link = "A74403";
I bought it in St. Albans. The BEST candy bar on the planet! When it comes to stocking one of the largest selections of wholesale retro and nostalgic candy, Blair Candy knows the favorites you miss or the treats you can't wait to discover. google it and see if you can find it! Frozen Milkshake bars. $1.62. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. I wish they would bring this gum back because it was truly great. 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. It was made by Fleer. One for me. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. 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. Though Tendermint is no longer produced, Teaberry is still available. I was engaged and my fianc was in the Air Force. Chum Gum was my very favorite gum. 10 Secret Catfish Baits You Didn't Know About - Game & Fish Is this something that is still available to get? Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. That was August 7, 1987. I would sit in front of the store chewing away and blowing bubbles while I listened to some top hit song play on their parking lot speaker.Love Me Do by the Beatles comes to mind. Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. It was always part of my 10 cent bag of candy. Just did a google search and now I am blown away to see the number of people here who still remember this great chewing gum! Hey, I am 61 and grew up in Oak Cliff (Dallas) Texas and we used to buy Chum Gum at Crawford grocery store which was a little neighborhood store that would resemble a 7-Eleven today and it was owned and run by Ms. Crawford, a really sweet lady. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. It was the BEST gum ever!! If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me!