Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. Woke up many saturday mornings for catoon time with my hair stuck to my pillow with this great gum. 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. I loved it. Sadly, Maple Nut Goodies were discontinued by the manufacturer along with so many other delightful Brachs product. I'm 56 and Chum Gum was my favorite down here in Louisiana. I mean there was really absolutely no reason for this response and I have never had an experience like that at a gas station before or since that one time. Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. Best gum ever! We would split the money we got( .10 to .15 cents) and then hit the penny candy. It was like nothing else Ive ever tasted and was delicious! Wish they'd bring it back. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was!
Bubble Gum & Chewing Gum | Old Time Candy Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. We too wish they would come back! I have ordered them by the pound, so I could get enough to last him a year at a time. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. That one is still on the market today. It was the same candy as their maple nut goodies, only with chocolate on the outside instead of maple. I would today pay a dollar or two just to taste it again. We miss the memories that are brought back with the familiar smell and taste. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. You made my day :-). Hmmm. There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! Can not get it. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. Just reading all these wonderful comment remind me of not only how great chum gum was, but how life was simple and easy. I loved the flavor and it smelled so good!
9 Natural Chewing Gums That Are Chemical-Free | Well+Good 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. And since someone mentioned shampoo - anybody remember the old egg wash shampoos?? Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! Nothing else compares! Not to mention the thousands of dollars lost , this is a detriment to your company so my advice would be to the people what we want & bring them back ASAP !!!! It must have been true cinnamon. Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. I agree- Best Gum Ever! What a shame. I remember ChumGumit had a sweet and unique flavor. I loved chum him it was really best gum in my childhood every time is go to cracker barrel and see them about the chum gum but they seem to be clueless I wish we all can find the candy company to see for they can find the original ingredient to ale ch gum and put it back on the market nothing taste the same anymore not even kits and maryjane, I was in a small south eastern colo. town in 1978 and saw that dark blue wrapper. Snack History maintains its neutrality. The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. Would love to find some BIZ!! Also got a lot of teachers upset. Best ever gum. document.getElementById("ak_js").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); Your email address will not be published. One for me. how to make bubble gum http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/30/Make-Your-Own-Bubble-Gum74922.shtml. We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. 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! Yep I also grew up on chum gum and until recently haven't found anything close, but check out Ford Gum company and the gum called bologna and hotdog gum is as close as I've found.I got it in Santa Fe New Mexico at Walgreens. I am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! I used to go and buy them by the box. When they broke -- you could easily take the gum off your face, and chew it again for another bubble. I wish someone could find more info., bring it back. So glad I found this blog. Please, please, please get them Hollywood candy bars back that say it all. I'm 53 years old and every time I chew bubble gum (rarely), I remember the great flavor of the first few chews of Chum Gum. I put all of it in my mouth at once and chew it as I walked home. i can still taste that gum, which had a flavor all it's own, sweet, peppery that still reaches me through the ages With THIS many people on a thread reminiscing about a childhood confection, think how many others are out there? I would betcha that no other beer in Europe or anywhere on planet tasted like that stuff. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. Like another fan, I always licked the paper first and then chewed the gum. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store Certs I miss you but I have tons of memories. I no longer have that special moment with them. Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. And what Im in search of does not have that. So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. Cinnamon and spearmint, especially. pink and full of that distinguishing flavor and powder sugar. The boxes were sealed, preserving freshness and flavor, so consumers hardly complained. CHUM GUM HAD A TASTE ALL IT'S OWN.I GREW UP ON IT. That was my go to at the local market and I always saved the green apple for last! I will post the link here when he sends it. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. I think I may be the only one who remembers these! Bubble Yum Rockin' Raspberry flavor. another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. I agree,Chum is the best bubble gum I have ever tasted. Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. It was the BEST gum ever!! 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. Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. 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. 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. 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! Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. Also check out the other =Food of the 70s?> pages. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. It is Bio Silk Fruit Cocktail reconstructing shampoo. Flavor lasted and lasted. I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. She did that and explained that they had been discontinued. 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. I also thought no one else knew about it, I hope it comes back. A great taste and a great bubble. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. So wish the Marathon candy bar was still around, one of my faves!, Its still around. This particular confectionary was in north St. Louis near the Walnut Park neighborhood, just west of Interstate-70. It was 1961 and for .25 you could buy a 12oz bottle of pepsi, ice cold from the machine, a .10 bag of Jays Potato chips and 3 grape gum balls. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! I don't even chew gum now. Chum gum lovers - You can make it yourself - no need to wait for someone to do it for you. You can still order the Long Coconut boys and Squirrel Zippers online. Your email address will not be published. I see you are out of both. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. So sad that it can no longer be found. Try itYou will not be disappointed;). What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. Then I'd spit it out in Mrs. McCaffery's bushes next door, so I wouldn't get a different kind of chewing from Mom as I walked through the front door. 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. 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. I loved the Chum Gum and the name! It had a good taste, but the flavor was gone quickly. It never lost it's flavor and the smell was heavenly. 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 have been typing chum gum in seach engines now and again hoping it would spark a memory or a location where I may purchase it. Please bring them back. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. I know that not many people remember the 10:30 bar, but those of us who do remember miss it still. 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. I remember the blue and white package, the delicious smell of the gum, the way it would melt in your mouth (and try hard not to swallow it-but often did), powdery coating. Nothing today even compares to it. Beemans is sporadically produced by Cadbury Adams as a nostalgia gum, along with the other historic gums Clove and Black Jack. Certs. My sisters and I used to go to Johnnys market .. (kind of like a 7- 11)and buy it 2 sticks for a penny I LOVE the taste of that gum as well as a gum that was GrapeGum In a purple colored wrapper with yellow print on it I also remember Black jack ..Clove and Beemans ..Yummyyyyyy ! If you have reached this page, chances are, you searched for a candy that has been discontinued. I don't understand how many gum companies there are and no one makes it. For the longest time, I couldn't remember what it was called and then by chance I was looking for some unique halloween candy and found the name!! 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 ! Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! 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. And also does any one remember the sputnik gum - round blue gumball with sugar coating? And about 10-12 came in a little rectangular pack with a paper wrapper with the name on it. It was the BEST gum ever. Your article shows one picture with a blue wrapper. Then went to 2for .01 . Used to get that from the Helms Bakery Truck that used drive thru the neighborhood in the mornings. Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Mary's, Pa at Johnson's Market, next to the Market Basket grocery store. I do remember it and it was quite cute. The refreshing chewing gum with the savory flavor of ground fish entrails. they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. When a specially marked charmspop wrapper could get you a free one. So sad. 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. So delicious, they even featured a role in the Harry Potter feasts at Hogwarts. Worst decision to make on candy maker. They would love it. . As time passed she reach in and take the roll, all it did was put a smile on our faces. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I chewed Chum Gum in the mid 60's. Now I would pay 2 sticks for a buck if I could find it. I remember going on our summer vacation every year to a cabin in Crosby, MN and the office had a little candy section and we would load up on Chum Gum. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. I hadnt actually thought about them for a long time and found one bag hanging up. After the flavor wore off, the sting would last for hours on your tongue. they took me home in the police car and my mom was pissed!!!!!! 4. I used to get in in Columbus, OH at the Tremont 5&10. We have got to find this gum, It had the best flavor I have ever had in a gum. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny.
You can still buy the famous SoBe's lizard print drinks in 2022 - HITC In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! )..wont buy Brachs candy corn this Halloween. I remember them so well from my childhood. I'm from Weymouth Massachusetts and really miss the chum gum. Fleer where are you, we need this back in our lives. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! A hard candy that becomes soft like taffy upon chewing. I did not know what the two piece penny gum
was called. Glad to know I am not the only fan. http://cgi.ebay.com/CHUM-GUM-5-PIECES-VINTAGE-BUBBLE-GUM-FLEER-CHUM-GUM_W0QQitemZ300198065907QQcategoryZ35645QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBIDQQcmdZViewItem. $19.99. Takes me back to my childhood every time ( I am 57). Beets have 2.8 grams of protein per cup or .5 grams per ounce. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. I can remember going to the corner store that was across from my school.I would go there after school and buy this gum,those were best days of my life
Tina. 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. The old ad piece may still be availablebelieve it was around $15. I would buy it if I could find it. Used to love them! Thanks, Candy. I would also get Kits in banana, chocolate and strawberry. 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 so glad that I am not the only one that loved this gum. Miss it. I am looking for a candy from my youth called Pond Scum. My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! A trip down memory lane can start with a photograph, a story, or a taste of something sweet. One thing we did find to be interesting was the fact that people were still finding Chum Gum for sale almost 20 years after it was officially discontinued. Can still taste it in my mind's mouth! 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. Yes, I remember those candy lipsticks, they were creamy, not like today's. The rumors of old fans are that no other gum has been able to compare to this delightful option, although its not for lack of trying. Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . I used to buy it in Burbank, Illinois, where I grew up. I wish I could find it somewhere!
10 Secret Catfish Baits You Didn't Know About - Game & Fish 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. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. Unfortunately, despite all these memories and many other people with reminiscent feelings just like these, Chum Gum is no longer on the market. The 70's were the best of time. Description Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. . Professor Dumbledore loved the muggle sweets! Yeah man, I used to go to North Ward School on 4th Street and we'd go to Tussey's Drug Store. The Milwaukee stores sold nearly everything you'd want, including hunting rifles and ammo. Miss them, Marathon Bars were a classic and are the MOST requested retro candy that we once offered. Chum Gum was the best. It was a sad ending to a fruitful history for the company. Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. I can still remember the smell and taste of 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. Here's a wild one! AFTER SCHOOL WE ALWAYS STOP AT THIS STORE TO BUY CHUM GUM. But progress is progress. I blew my first bubble with a stick of Chum Gum. I chewed a 20-pack of Leaf Confectionery bubble gum (sour apple, sour grape, lemon etc) as a bet from my friends. 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. This bait works best to catch smaller channel cats and eating-size catfish because there is not enough blood to attract larger fish. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. Yum. You have to advertise your product. Thought I was crazy trying to figure out the name of this gum. 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. 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. there is a man on ebay that sell chum gum for $7.00 a stick.. i used to save my money from my grass cuttin when i was a kid and head in town to Rehoboth and go to Snyders candy store and get my marvel comic books and a brown paper bag full of chum gumthen i was set to go into battle alongside Captain America and soar the outter most regions of the universe with the Silver Surferbring Chum Gum back.PLLLLLeeeaaassssee.? The bubble gum was cheap with really great flavor that simply didnt last. Studies show that guar gum may lower blood sugar. So it's pricy but it's out there. After all, it came from the same brand and had a lot of the same qualities as well. I can still remember the incomparable taste of that gum. 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. Also miss marathon bars.nothing today comes close! 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. I fell in love with Chum Gum since 6th grade in '62.I agree with everyone's comments, but besides the great flavor, Chum Gum produced the best bubbles! I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. and no one i know remembers this gum. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. Can you bring it back ? Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. No one makes it today and no plans are to bring it back. I'm a pharmacy tech and one of the children's antibiotics smells JUST LIKE CHUM GUM when the water is added! I am looking for those childhood Raspberry Dollars !!! Chum gum was my favorite. I am 56 and have grandkids. I used to earn my Chum Gum reward, however. It was the very best bubble gum, and it smelled so good in my purse. he would share it with me all the time. Thank you for letting my co-workers know I didn't make this up. and I loved the flavor of Chum Gum. I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. When I was a young girl in the sixties and early seventies there was a hard candy (much like the jolly ranchers of today) called twists. You could get a package of 3-5 pieces for 1 cent. But there are a lot of other choices on that website that will bring back memories, at today's prices. Do you know where I could find them or do you have the ability to obtain them if they still exist somewhere? I got it at a small restaurant across from the High School. (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. It had a unique and delicious taste. How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. Certs and my first granddaughter. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. I grew up in Berwyn, IL and my sister and I lived on Chum Gum! Cardboard like a real record. lol. I loved the blue gum all, the grape and the sour apple. (StEvEn iN BoStOn). Loved the flavor and the big bubbles! Anyone know the closest candy still being made? 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. Yes those were the days! I only remember one of them selling Chum gum and that was on Millington Lane, right next to St Benedicts school. Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. flavor and texture was completely amazing. I used to buy Chum Gum in a little town in north Georgia. Thank You. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. I am 50 and remkember it oh so well, we had a penny candy store right on the corner of my street in South Buffalo, A couple of weeks ago, a vague memory of the 2-stick for-the-penny gum with the powdery stuff on it entered my 52 yr old brain.