The flavor was indescribable, my favorite gum. I miss Bonkers. Chum Gum was the best. We used to smash the frozen ones and eat the little frozen bite size pieces. I love Chum Gum!! Unfortunately, from what we could find, it seems like Chum Gum fell out of the spotlight because so much focus was turned to Dubble Bubble by the company. It was the BEST gum ever. Do they still make Beechnut gum? The fatty, greasy skin of chicken is a feast for catfish. Used to love them! Chum Gum ROCKS!!!! Chum Gum was my very favorite gum. Miss my Chum Gum, though. Fleer originally developed a bubble gum formulation called Blibber-Blubber in 1906. Chiclets History Adams developed Chiclets over a century ago and it quickly became known as the candy coated gum. I love Chum Gum, too! So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. And the fact chewing gum in class then became a detention, because of the amount of gum showing up everywhere. The stick would break up in pieces with a couple of bites and took some time to combine into one piece. Anybody remember the Zebra Stripe Gum. Do they still make it? AAhh If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. I grew up in Baltimore city in a neighborhood where there was a little store on most corners. Hmmm. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. My Co-Workers think I'm nuts. Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. Here it came 3 pieces for a penny and whatever amount of money I had went for Chum Gum and Strawbery KitsI sooo wish we coul get someone to research and start making this gum once more. Here's a wild one! I put all of it in my mouth at once and chew it as I walked home. For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called "Chum Gum". Reminds me of camping. i was 3 yrs old and i remember stealing candy from the 7-11 and some of it was chum gum.. the clerk call the police, not becuase i was stealing but becuase i was at the store alone. As to why, we are not sure. Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. Im looking for cinnamon certs. People think I am making up the name. Never could find any. Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. I remember especially liking the flavor which was unique, and different from other gums. Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. I miss those candy crackers. Very soft with a white powdery coating. Those were the good ole 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. Its been around for years. After all, it came from the same brand and had a lot of the same qualities as well. It would be like giving them a taste of the 60's. I have asked a lot of people in that era and they never heard of it. In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. We were in heaven when we found those. The 70's were the best of time. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? So delicious, they even featured a role in the Harry Potter feasts at Hogwarts. Please let us know if we have missed any and share your special memories with friends who understand. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. I miss it so much. The Fleer Factory closed many years agoTo bad for us Chum Gum fans, My wife bought me on sale after easter. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. And like many of you here no one that I know remembers it. Cinnamon and spearmint, especially. I also could not find anyone who seem to remember it. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. Their familiar logo is on the picture in this link. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. 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. It was the best. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. Best gum EVER!!!! loved it in the 50's. What I wouldn't give for one stick! 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. wish i could find a stick today. High. 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. I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. With the popularity of dark chocolate I would think that the Hollywood Candy Bar would have a huge following now Cant some company get the recipe and please bring it back. BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER,MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD LOVE IT!! Barney-Google Maps wouldnt co-operate for a finer search.). I agree with yo all! I loved eating them with my popcorn at the theater Nothing seems to come close to these. Bubble Yum Rockin' Raspberry flavor. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. General Question about discontinued candy. Bring back. We got our Chum Gum at Bill Meadow's Gulf gas station in Colbert, GA. Chum Gum (History, Marketing & Pictures) - Snack History I'm sooo happy to see that others remember Chum Gum, There was a small corner store in North Buffalo called "Heevey's" and they carried the best penny candy around!! I was in my teens the best time of my life. They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Xanthan and Guar Gum Are in Everything: Are They Bad for You? Life was simple and sweet. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). I recall the sugar coated blue gum! Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. :). The Best Ever. chum gum chewing gum for sale | eBay Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Of course Chum gum was my favorite. It was a great gum!! Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. Sadly, these were discontinued many . Really wished they would make it again. Im 67 yers old and would purchase a case of Chum Gum if we could find it. My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. There is a site to buy old time candy, but they didn't have it. We would drag our wagon all over town!!! Do they still make bubbaloo gum? I truly miss it!!! This was in the late 50's. But progress is progress. Im 54yrs old, and still want ChumGumlol. 2 for a penny. 1. Fleer made Dubble Bubble into the 2000's but sold to Tootsie who now makes it. PLESE BRING THIS GUM BACK. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. We have red vines, why not Chum Gum Let's ask Mark Summers Host of Unwrapped on the Food network!!!! Tell me I didn't just pay $16.75 for two pieces of GUM>>>>. Woolworth's on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, GA. Though Tendermint is no longer produced, Teaberry is still available. If I'm not mistaken there was three pieces in a sleeve. The Fleer name is now owned by a company known as Upper Deck, who had previously made a huge offer to the company and had been declined. I also grew up in Chicago. I loved the flavor and it smelled so good! Your Price: $24.00. This was the best gum ever. Helen's Party Shop on the corner of St. Louis Ave & Hillman St carried it. No one I know has heard of it! It has comforted you in times of need, or helped celebrate a special occasion. My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. Is there anywhere that still have some? If you have reached this page, chances are, you searched for a candy that has been discontinued. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. Bill. Chum Gum, best gum ever! google_color_text = "000000"; 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. The following are links about Chum Gum you may find interesting. I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. No one I know remembers it. I can still remember the smell and taste of it. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. 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. //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. empty. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! We still offer the Maple Nut goodies but no other varieties are available. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Did they change it or is my memory bad? Fleer was acquired by Marvel Group in the early 1990's. I grew up in West Tenn. and the Priccipal would let us walk to the store while we were waiting for the high school bus to come pick us up, (at the elementry school). Would love to see this come back on the market! =), im now 55 and need Chum Gum badly!!!! I wish they would bring back our good old CHUM-GUM. They were clear squares with bubble gum in the center each individually wrapped in clear cellophane. theres a spot in me from my childhood that i wont taste or relive again. Chum Gum was my favorite. Please start making milkshake Candys bars again. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. Some gum connoisseurs might know that Fruit Stripe gum used to be made by Beech-Nut. So glad I finally found someone who remembers it! 4. Does anyone remember Chum Gum? Chum Gum was a favorite of my whole family. I am a 60's kid from Indiana.I am happy to find others who recall Chum Gum. I would sure like a piece right now. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. 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!!! Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. NOT KitKats - Kits - those square wrapped taffys -in banana, chocolate, strawberry flavors - I think they came three to a package. Wow! Best taste I will never forget. I used to buy it at either Anne's or Barney's corner candy stores that were on the corners of Herbert Spencer School in Chicago in the late '50's and early '60's. Also coated with powdered sugar. I'm 53, I remember walking to the corner store at the age of 5 all by myself to buy the best gum ever!!!!!!! it appears that there is still a HUGE interest in 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. Brothers and I used to go to the store for our grandfather to buy him a pack of Camels and some Browns Mule chewing tobacco. When White Front was around. have looked for it for years. Chum Gum, Razzles and Dubble Bubble mentioned. I loved chum gum as a kid in D.C. Did anyone know the name of these candies? I too mentioned how good it was to some friends recently, and they had no idea what I was talking about. CHUM GUM was the best! Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. Does anyone know of anywhere that these retro bars can be found? I have thought about that stuff off and on but, like most of you said, nobody else remembered it and I had almost convinced myself I had made it up. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. 1 cup equals. Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. Wrapper has a devil's head printed and "Red Hot Chewing or Bubble Gum" printed on wrapper. I'm 57 and loved Chum Gum, Dots, Wax tubes filled with syrup, Black Cows, baseball cards, candy cigarettes, paper straws filled with Kool-Aid type power and many more great candies. 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! Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. IN TRAVEL I TRIED TO FIND THIS GUM IT IS SO SAD THE COMPANY STOPPED MAKING IT. Walked to the drug store and got 2 pieces for a penny and had the best flavor out there. By the way, there was a reference to taffy and I believe you were talking about B-O-N-O-M-O, Bonomo Turkish Taffy! $19.99. My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! Treasure Island stores distinctly had wavy rooftops or front facades. I grew up in Kansas city, Kansas and bought Chum Gum at Newits market in the penny candy section. im not a member of this site, i dont really have a sweet tooth or anything, but sour candies have gotten me through a lot. I havent had them yet. If anyone finds it. I wish they would make it again. I blew my first bubble with a stick of Chum Gum. I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite.