do they still make chum gum

During this time, Fleer was near the end of producing Chum Gum due to lower demand. 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! I tried Jr Caramels but they are not the same they are too soft and gooey and Milk Duds are too hard LOL, can we get the marathon bars back? The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. Does anyone remember them? Then again, the aroma of a bag of coffee beans reminds me of a skunk. NOBODY remembers that gum except my grandmother who would buy it for my grandfather. Reminds me of camping. It was like nothing else Ive ever tasted and was delicious! I'm still friends with some of the people that grew up with me. It was the best gum ever. i loved this gum. It was so much fun going to Freedom Park to the playground then walk up to Wad's to get the Chum Gum and a real cherry Coke at the fountain. Comment. I remember it was 3 sticks for a penny, then one day it was 2 sticks for a penny and boy was I TICKED OFF! Afterwards, I thought I'd do an online search of CG. Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. In fact, I realized that I have had chicken bones candy; and while it does include coconut, there is also a peanut butter inclusion. chum gum was the BEST! Oh, to smell those again! I keep looking but have had no luck. It was the best gum ever made. My mouth's still watering, but that item's for external use only, a small tin of Heath & Henry cuticle cream, which was on sale as discontinued. )..wont buy Brachs candy corn this Halloween. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. It would be like giving them a taste of the 60's. Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! ??? Has not been made in many years. Thought I was crazy trying to figure out the name of this gum. It makes my mouth water to think of it!! Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. I prefer the bigger size! Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. 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!!!!! They were classic chewing gum and are missed! I had a collection of about 15 though. It was so unique to chew. 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. While there is a bubble gum "flavor" - which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain - it varies from one company to another. Two sticks for a penny. Chum Gum was the best flavor ever for bubble gum! This is great that I am not the only one who remembers this gum it was the best ever!! I loved chum gum as a kid in D.C. I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. That was the "Good Ole Days". That wasn't the case with Black Cat Bubble Gum. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. . I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. :Don't dig that kinda crooning', chum :Don't dig that kinda croonin', chum 053 blood clot. Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? I recently purchased some hair products and I kid you not it smelled just like Chum gum. CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! Anyone remember sputnik gum? Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. You're welcome, Dave, and thanks for reading! The Red Licorice that is on the American Market at most convenient stores is beyond horrible. They were a white mint with a green jelly center. Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. It was the same candy as their maple nut goodies, only with chocolate on the outside instead of maple. High. Yes those were the days! The following are links about Chum Gum you may find interesting. Bubble Gum Eggs from Arcor, Individually wrapped. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene." Dentyne Gum Memories I used to buy it in Burbank, Illinois, where I grew up. Oh my goodness! He instead focused solely on Dubble Bubble, much to his success. She liked them so much that was spent that evening driving to different gas stations to find this product and after a few hours of driving around found two more packages at a Hucks in Orleans, Indiana. And it kept coming back into my head so I finally asked my best high school friend about it today and he came up with it immediately. This is GREAT!!! AFTER SCHOOL WE ALWAYS STOP AT THIS STORE TO BUY CHUM GUM. empty. I remember Chum gum and got some in the mid 70s in Folsom at an old town general store,on a family vacation. Anyone out there who remembers this product, or where it might be still available? Fleer Company eventually turned their focus to toys and trading cards but their Dubble Bubble brand remained strong. JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. Can not get it. Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. When they broke -- you could easily take the gum off your face, and chew it again for another bubble. in order to get me int othe chair, he would coax me with either an Altoid or a Cert Spearmint. 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. the flavor was unique. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. for .25 oh the good old days!! As for Christmas Hard Candy Mix, we are currently sold out but expect to see them next year! For years I thought I had perhaps only "imagined" Chum Gum ( a stick for you, and one for a chum! Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. I wish they still made it. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. . 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. 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. Chew one and give one to a Chum. I loved it as a kid. And you all are right if you ask some one about it they think you are crazy. A great piece of candy indeed! Very spicy. One stick was blue and one stick was pink. Wonka stretchy and tangy laffy taffy. 2 for a penny. 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!!!!!! It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. I kid you not. 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. Bought it from woolworths in the penny candy section. Really wished they would make it again. pink and full of that distinguishing flavor and powder sugar. Meh.. Im 60 and that was my favorite Gum.The original pack was blue with white writing.I remember that they did package it with the white wrapper. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. Hi, I am looking for Chiclets. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. I enjoyed reading folk's fond memories of this gumhopefully the recipe will be revived and on the shelves again! I am very sorry that you have chosen to discontinue them. Nicole, I feel your pain! Never been anything close to how good it was. anyone else remember them? CVS is carrying it. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days! Is this a temporary thing?. Simple times! it was the best texture and best tasting gum. Sad. I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Mary's, Pa at Johnson's Market, next to the Market Basket grocery store. Oh, the flavor of that gum. My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! Would love to see this come back on the market! Sometimes the flavor is decent, but you can't blow a bubble if your life depended on it. Many stores had Chum Gum available well into the mid 1970s, years after manufacturing ended. always had that powder coating on it. I really miss this nostalgic gum. 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. General Question about discontinued candy. I grew up in Dothan, Al. Wish it would be back in the market. in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. Too bad they don't make this anymore. Most of them you can find in oldtimecandy.com which is referenced on this page. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. . It is the best bubble gum ever made. I would put the chewed chum gum on my headboard for the next day, it did lose its flavor but I could wake up and blow bubbles till I would get together with the friends go to Melchens candy store and purchse more. The reason it was discontinued was because Fleer turned their focus to Dubble Bubble instead. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. This group of people said that they never heard of it so I told them to goggle it and maybe it would show up. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. OMG how I miss Chum Gun, the best gum ever made. I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. It was/is the best flavored gum to date. From 1963, a newspaper ad for the Racine, Wis., Neisner Bros. variety store (5c to $1.00). Good bye Chum Gum. Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. I thought I was the only one who remebered Chum gum, Razzles and Bubs Daddy gum in the yardstick packaging. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! 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 take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. altoids Tangerine sours. (*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 would find it at Mary Long's grocery which was next to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Helmsburg, Indiana. Wonderful flavor and texture . Mighty Gum Immunity $16.00 Mighty Gum's chewing candy contains a ton of natural, germ-fighting extracts, like ashwagandha, elderberry, and reishi mushroom. Not the artificial stuff they call cinnamon now, but actual ground cinnamon. Wish someone would bring it back. For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called "Chum Gum". Passed it every day walking home from Forest Hills elementary school. 2 for a penny. My sister and I talked about it often. All other stick gum was 5 sticks for a nickel. Greatest gum ever! Somebody needs to produce this again. It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. We used to have bubble-blowing contests and Chum Gum was the gum of choice for this. I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. Wish some bright kid could come up with formala for it!Q, For years I have inquired about this gum not remembering the name and I finally found out! like others on here, no one i've ever talked to about it remembers it. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). I am in the same boat. 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. I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. I grew up in Maryland and used to buy Chum Gum at the little general store that sold penny candy and gas. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. It was a chocolate bar with air crisped chocolate inside it. It was a great gum!! There are a few random ones available on ebay, but thats it. Armilda. Miss my Chum Gum, though. Thriftys in Lynwood, Ca. 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?? Beets have 2.8 grams of protein per cup or .5 grams per ounce. google_ad_width = 120; Used to buy mine at the local 7 Eleven in the Philadelphia area. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. Many people were still able to find the gum for up to 20 years after it had been discontinued. Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. +$12.55 shipping. I think if I could buy it now I might be tempted to mortgage my house & spend it all on Chum Gum. Browse our massive selection to find classics or a new favorite! Thor was my favorite. jas. Please bring them back. Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. Our family owned a mom and pop grocery store in Depauw, IN and Chum Gum was my favorite treat! What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? They were so delicious! Please , I have cancer and I really need my certs !!!! Wish it was still made. It must have been true cinnamon. 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. And where are Neccos??? Made lots of spending cash buying Chum Gum by the case, while in Jr. High, and selling individually 4 for a nickle. My fellow chum gum lovers, I too always get strange looks when I speak of this gum. I am interested in mint juleps and Christmas hard mix. If you got yours there get in touch w/ me torileec at zoom town dot com. I too have yearnd for Chum Gum. When White Front was around. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. I wish they would make it again. 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 grew up in Berwyn, IL and my sister and I lived on Chum Gum! Two for a penny. I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! This candy now days cost almost $200 a bar and is not worth the cost. This preceded Fleer's product by 13 years. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. I have never tasted a gum that compared. Bar none the greatest tasting gum ever. Glad to know I am not the only fan. Guar gum and other types of gums are types of "gluten replacers," says Frontiers in Nutrition helping to retain the qualities of bread and similar products while eliminating gluten from the ingredients. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. I'm 53, I remember walking to the corner store at the age of 5 all by myself to buy the best gum ever!!!!!!! Heidi: Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll, which bought out Fleer, and only sells the ex-Fleer product of today: Double Bubble. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. They had all kinds of penny candy, and Chum Gum was my favorite. Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. I was a college student making minimum wage at at summer job. I grew up in Jacksonville,Florida and to this day can remember the smell and taste of it. I remember chum gum like it was yesterday. I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. Loved it!!!1. Omg.nothing compares.I am 50 and remember Chum Gum was the best ever.I remember sneaking into my mother's purse and taking it.Brings back lots of fond memories. In fact, you might be able to say that Dubble Bubble was a spinoff of Chum Gum. Used to buy Chum Gum at Werner's corner store in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the 60's. Brock's (not Brach's) candy puffs (very soft, melt in your mouth candy balls) Bonkers Fruit Chews. Thanks for sharing your memories! If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. I was talking with a co-worker who, of course, had never heard of it. Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies.