Like so many really cool products from the past, these most likely are gone for good. The pie itself was pink, I think. These mints were more that a breath mint, they were an institution. I found a number 45078 but cant find the candy. Glad to know I am not the only fan. Where did those days go. Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. Bar none the greatest tasting gum ever. A great taste and a great bubble. Can't believe so many people remembered that great tasting gum. 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 ! Looking for Chum Gum for a friend of mine who will be celebrating a special BD in August and wants to find it. It was hypnotic, you had to get some no matter what, that and a box of Indian Head Pumpkin seeds and you were good to go! I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. It was the very best bubble gum, and it smelled so good in my purse. I want my Chum Gum! They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. Long lasting flavor and makes great bubbles. You're welcome, Dave, and thanks for reading! Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic So, even more strangely when I got up to the cashier to pay for my Gas and the Red Twists I asked the male cashier behind the counter if/when they would get more of the Red Twists in. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? I loved this gum. Please somebody make it again before I leave this world! If enough of us write to them, perhaps Fleer will bring it back. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. CHUM GUM WAS THE BEST GUM IN THE WORLD TO ME,I WAS BORN IN CHICAGO AROUND 47TH STREET,I USE TO SNEAK INTO THE REGAL HIDE UNDER THE CURTAIN AND WATCH THE GREATS PERFORM,WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER I WOULD GO TO THE CORNER STORE AND GET MY CHUM GUM,BOX OF FRIUT COCKTAILS AND MINT JULIPS,I NEVER KNEW PEOPLE HAD BAD BREATH WHEN THEY WERE CHEWING CHUM GUM,SO SOMEONE PLEASE BRING IT BACK, THE ORIGINAL FLAVOR NO SHORT CUTS PLEASE.THE KIDS TODAY MISSED OUT ON THE GOOD STUFF. Wacky Wafers are no longer? Wish it would be back in the market. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! Bought Chum Gum at Rapid Mart in phoenix, az in the 50's and 60's. I am looking for a candy from my youth called Pond Scum. 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. The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. Do They Still Make Bazooka Bubble Gum? Sugar Stand He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. Thanks for the memories. Not only was it the best deal and best tasting, I loved the smell so much I would buy it and keep it in my room as a kid!! Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. I think it would be a big hit (with potty-based humour at an all-time high with kids). LOL And I would be crazy enough to pay a dollar for 2 pieces I really liked it! Wish they'd bring it back. It wasnt sold in a stick like Chum Gum, though. Many people were still able to find the gum for up to 20 years after it had been discontinued. Also got a lot of teachers upset. I grew up in Jacksonville,Florida and to this day can remember the smell and taste of it. Milky Ways dont even come close. Us and other G.I.s in or out of the field. During this time, Fleer was near the end of producing Chum Gum due to lower demand. Do they still make Beechnut gum? The Sunday Milwaukee (WI) Journal had a supplemental ad section for Treasure Island, a discount chain store operating as a lower-budget retailer under the JC Penney umbrella. Garlic and Chicken Skin. You only gave Gatorade Gum 4 years before discontinuing it. I am so happy I found this page. Then head home. I too mentioned how good it was to some friends recently, and they had no idea what I was talking about. It was the best gum everpowdered sugar coating the green, yellow or raspberry-colored gum. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? The closest I have come to that taste is Great Value (Walmart, sad to say) Strawberry Banana yogurt. It would be great if one of the candy companies could duplicate that great flavor. This was the best gum ever. If anyone does bring it back, I hope they make it the way they used to and not w/ artificial sweetners they way the did when they brought back 'Fizzies'. As a German might say, that was really gte BIER!!! Miss it cant find it..Yumm, yumm. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . I've looked for it for years! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. Wonka stretchy and tangy laffy taffy. I was just telling someone that as a child in the earley 60's I would walk to a store in Garret Park, Maryland (2 miles away)to buy chum gum. 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? Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. i grew up in grand forks,n.d. Whistle pops didnt last much longer. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT CAME IN THE SAME SHAPE PACKAGING AS BEEMAN'S OR BLACKJACK. Do they still make freshen up gum? - Answers Chum Gum Wrapper | Sweet memories, Nostalgic candy, Gum - Pinterest Loved Chum Gum. Man, how I'd love to see it back on the market. Amazon.com: Chum Gum There was usualy three flavors in one sleeve, sometimes there would be two of the same flavor. Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. I loved the stuff!! ___ But I bother to write because at 19 in 1975 I was stationed in Deutschland in Bamberg, Bavaria in a Hawk Missile Unit. I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! NOBODY remembers that gum except my grandmother who would buy it for my grandfather. 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! I loved the flavor and it smelled so good! 9 Natural Chewing Gums That Are Chemical-Free | Well+Good So many candies of yesteryear have disappeared and it is doconcerting. Loved chum gum I Remember you would get 2 pieces for a penny!! Brock's (not Brach's) candy puffs (very soft, melt in your mouth candy balls) Bonkers Fruit Chews. It brings back so many great memories. Anyway, I have also been looking for it for years with no luckChum gum was the best! I bought it in Alabama in the 50's and oh how I wish they would make it again!!! There are a few random ones available on ebay, but thats it. Chum Gum, best gum ever! In fact, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of The Topps Company, Inc., still produces Bazooka Gum to this day. I'm from Denver Colo,and they sold it in a little food store down the street from my high school. 2. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. The Red Licorice that is on the American Market at most convenient stores is beyond horrible. It was silky smooth and it was the best gum for blowing huge bubbles. Nothing compares to the flavor of Chum Gum! It never lost it's flavor and the smell was heavenly. Hi, years ago, there was a candy by Brachs called chocolate nut goodies. Thanks for letting me share. Three sticks for 0.1 cent. It very well could have set the stage for that soft, pink bubble gum we all know and love. Might have been associated with the discontinued candy section. Running to the corner store just south of Chicago in Midlothian Il. I feel like my sanity has been restored! Naturally, some discontinued candy brings back memories, but getting beyond the obvious Id like to ask why are they discontinued is it sales, is it ingredients? I got it at a small restaurant across from the High School. Professor Dumbledore loved the muggle sweets! Please start making milkshake Candys bars again. In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. Wholesale Retro & Nostalgic Candy | Candy in Bulk | BlairCandy.com //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. google it and see if you can find it! 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. Every time I ask somebody if they remember Chum Gum they look at me like I'm crazy. Wow! I have been looking for chum gum to get for my brother. Early and mid-sixties in Fargo, N.D. We also bought these little rolls of candy called BIZ. It was the bested ever!! My husbands favorite candy was the blue mint coolers. click here to shop the thousands of candies, Beccas Brilliant Candy Blogs, Round 2: Begin, https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories, https://www.candyfavorites.com/blog/is-it-really-goodbye-necco-may-close-its-doors/. Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. Just the smell through the wrapper would make my mouth water. i would rush home to see if i had gotten some cuz it was my fav flavor gum ever! Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! I would walk down to the local store and buy all that I could get. they took me home in the police car and my mom was pissed!!!!!! They were the best frozen and fresh. Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! 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. Drumler@yahoo.com. 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. How does Google autocomplete this search? Can you still buy chum gum? - Sage-Advices But that doesnt make their history any less important. I grew up in Los Angeles in the early 70's and I remember walking to the corner store with my friends and buying this awesome gum. I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. . IT IS LIKE THE BEST GUM EVER.BRINGS ME BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN LIFE WAS GOOD,AND NOTHING BOTHERED ME.THOSE WERE THE DAYS. It is such a relief to know that there are others out there that know about this gum, because when I bring it up to people they don't know what I am talking about, it is great to know you guys are out there and fans of chum gum. I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. This was an awesome flavored gum ! Browse our massive selection to find classics or a new favorite! I wish I could find it somewhere. Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. I have looked everywhere for Chum Gum for years. What I wouldn't give for one stick! I'm amazed at how many people actually know about it. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. Best gum ever! I remember the commercial well. This Lane Tech grad (1970) enjoyed this gum for years - and wish some company would re-make it. 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. My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. Used to love them! Chum Gum (History, Marketing & Pictures) - Snack History They were clear squares with bubble gum in the center each individually wrapped in clear cellophane. 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. A selling Black jack and Beemans said he has a source that sellsChum Gum by the case. flavor and texture was completely amazing. They really should bring it back!!!! 4. WOW!!! Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. God I miss this gum. 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. I'm a baby boomer!N. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! I only remember one of them selling Chum gum and that was on Millington Lane, right next to St Benedicts school. I am 69 and I also loved Chum gum. the flavor was unique. I WANT MY WINTERGREEN CERTS BACK. I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. 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. From 1970, Fleer began selling Chum Devil Gum. Sadly, Maple Nut Goodies were discontinued by the manufacturer along with so many other delightful Brachs product. I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. Oh, well.