And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. The flavor lasts for a while as well, long after the sugar is gone. So, it was very odd to me that after I had not had any Brachs Red Twists for several years had even forgot about them that I was at a Speedway Gas Station on the South Side of Bloomington, Indiana. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! Rob Lambert, thanks for all the info you have shared about this product. Sure miss the 50's and the way things were. "Our new obsession." - TIME It was the best!Bring it back! Early and mid-sixties in Fargo, N.D. google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; I'm amazed at how many people actually know about it. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? He was yelling that No! I remember leaving Calverton Junior High in Baltimore, MD Whitmore & Riggs Ave with my left over pennies and purchased my gum from the corner store located Mosher Street, to walk home with chewing and blowing bubbles. I think it would be a big hit (with potty-based humour at an all-time high with kids). 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! 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 grew up in Dothan, Al. the good ole days. Fairchance, Pa. Twas my favorite as well. Chum Gum was the best. If I could just go back. When she was old enough shed reach in my pocket and ask for one. 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. I have been craving Chum Gum for 50 years. thanks to all of you. Youd get two sticks, for a penny mind you, and the flavor literally lasted through an entire day of baseball, hula hoops and other fun kid stuff. 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! Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. On sale, if you bought any ten Fleer penny gum products (Chum Gum included), the eleventh was free. Chiclets Peppermint Gum. My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! Chum Gum was the best gum in the world. 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. 11. I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. I remember chum gum from the fifties, Allens grocery,in Ault Colorado, was my source. I have used them for more than 30 years. I chewed it everyday as a kid. I am very sorry that you have chosen to discontinue them. It came in a white package with blue lettering and was a pretty pink color. My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. Years of searching, this was the only printed Chum Gum reference I could find. My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. I cant help but think of those delicious little mint humbugs that my grandmother always gave me. We used to get it in a little ice cream store called Shorty Simms in Abingdon, Il. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! That was the "Good Ole Days". I don't understand how many gum companies there are and no one makes it. Yum yum chum gum!!! They don't make em like they used to. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Tootsie Roll dropped the Fleer name from all former products, such as Dubble Bubble, after the buyout. If you got yours there get in touch w/ me torileec at zoom town dot com. Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. Most of the time it was all chum gum for me. It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. "Wrigleys" might have come close. I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. Is Guar Gum Healthy or Unhealthy? The Surprising Truth google_color_bg = "E7F0EB"; In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. Please? There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. 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! From 1963, a newspaper ad for the Racine, Wis., Neisner Bros. variety store (5c to $1.00). In fact, you might be able to say that Dubble Bubble was a spinoff of Chum Gum. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. Chum Gum was my favorite. For some reason, whenever I eat Double Bubble gum, I remember Chum Gum. Then head home. I grew up in Baltimore city in a neighborhood where there was a little store on most corners. It was THE BEST!! I remember chum gum like it was yesterday. They would make lots of money. Cinnamon and spearmint, especially. Do they still make Freshen Up gum? - AnswersAll It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. BRING BACK DEM BONES. It is the best ever!! So many of you remember Chum Gum. You could buy 0.5 cents worth and have 15 pieces. 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. Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. no one around here remembers it either! Bubble Beeper Bubble Gum. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. What a great time to be a kid! I am 69 and I also loved Chum gum. . Please somebody make it again before I leave this world! Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! Wow! We would get a couple of pennies and walk about a half mile to buy some. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. OMG how I miss Chum Gun, the best gum ever made. Best years of our lives that I will never forget. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? google_color_text = "000000"; , 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! We also bought these little rolls of candy called BIZ. Its called the Curly wurly. I don't think you can get it anymore. Going off in washington dc I got my chum gum from the corner store next to saint theresa's school in anacostia washington dc. and no one i know remembers this gum. We too wish they would come back! about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. The Chicago company was small. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. Since Chum Gum was only around for a limited time, and that was mostly before the days of internet, its a bit challenging to find a lot of history for the brand. Wow, I live outside of Pittsburgh Pa and loved Chum Gum. Chum gum was my very favorite. Reply Jonah Half February 28, 2019 at 12:35 pm. I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. They have never heard of it. Do they still make Beechnut gum? - AnswersAll I use to have it in my car and it made my car smell so good. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? I loved the gum and wish whoever made it would bring it back. A great piece of candy indeed! If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me! The world's most popular autocomplete game. I thought I was the only one that had this gum and for a while I began to think it was all in my head. Besides tasting great, the price was great as well. Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. I hope they get so many comments of people wanting them around again and they make the decision to sell them again. 38 Discontinued Candies People Desperately Want to Return BEST GUM EVER. I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was! Anybody remember these? After reading all these stories on Chum Gum, I want some now!!! 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. You dont make them anymore. Free returns. Is this a temporary thing?. WHERE CAN I FIND CHUM GUM? Walked to the drug store and got 2 pieces for a penny and had the best flavor out there. Also got a lot of teachers upset. Then you pop it, stick it back in your mouth and start another bubble. Does anyone remember how good the candy lipsticks were, the ones they make now are nothing like the ones we could getOh to be young and free again..miss those days. In 2005, Fleer Company ended up declaring bankruptcy and they never bounced back as some companies do. In the 50's and into the 60's Chum Gum did come 3 pieces for a penny. 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. Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. Nicole, I feel your pain! Also check out the other =Food of the 70s?> pages. They were relish!!! Now Im grown and have the cash to buy these products in quantity. I discovered Chum Gum in a small bait & tackle store, of all places, when I went fishing with my dad. Are clorets still available? I have enjoyed reading all the stories. Like so many really cool products from the past, these most likely are gone for good. It is Bio Silk Fruit Cocktail reconstructing shampoo. Who made itm anyway, Fleer? I can almost conjure up the taste if I try really hard. But couldn't say for sure how. Tastes a lot like it. google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! I never googled chum gum and just did. It did have a distinctive flavor and appearance.I'm from Chicago and I still look for it when I go into an old time candy store just hoping I can get a few cases of this gum that I have been bragging about for decades. I see you are out of both. My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. 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. Unfortunately, despite all these memories and many other people with reminiscent feelings just like these, Chum Gum is no longer on the market. For years I thought I had perhaps only "imagined" Chum Gum ( a stick for you, and one for a chum! I bought a tiny metal tin pie and it came with a teenie metal spoon. Love Chum GUM! Please leave a review or any memories of this snack in the comments below. I used to go and buy them by the box. I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. It was the bested ever!! I live in San Fernando Valley, Calif. A Principal would be hung out to dry if he let children walk to the store while at school.
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