=), im now 55 and need Chum Gum badly!!!! Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. As such, eating gluten-free products in some cases, products that may contain gums . They were the best frozen and fresh. I grew up in Hyattsville md in the 60's and Chum gum was the BEST !! why dont we all ask fleer to remake this wonderful GUM. Can't belive it. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. Didn't it start out with 3 or 4 sticks to a pack, then it was reduced to 2? anyway, just wanted to share. I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. 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.
Do they still make Freshen Up gum? - AnswersAll Please make them again. I miss it!!!! Circa 1953. 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. Nicole, I feel your pain! 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 !!!! Really the last Gas station in Bloomington, IN on South Walnut before you get to Highway 37/69. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! I wish I could find it somewhere. Miss them, Marathon Bars were a classic and are the MOST requested retro candy that we once offered. Oh how I wish they would bring it back! There was a small corner store three blocks in any direction from my house. 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. We got it at a store near the church it was called the e z buy store. You could buy 0.5 cents worth and have 15 pieces. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Orange County, CA in 1960's-early 70's. That is, when we weren't playing stepball, riding bikes or trading baseball cards. It had a good taste, but the flavor was gone quickly. But I remember it was blue. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. My dad owned a little country store with a big glass case full of penny candy on the bottom shelf and candy bars on the top. The reason it was discontinued was because Fleer turned their focus to Dubble Bubble instead. BEST GUM EVER MADE. Anyone remember Violets? I wish it would come back. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere.
Dentyne - Wikipedia . I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. In the mid 80s, my sister and I were driving near Folsom and we made a special trip to that general store just to see if they had any Chum Gum. But progress is progress. Interesting comments on Chum GumThanks for the history Rob Lambert. Used to get that from the Helms Bakery Truck that used drive thru the neighborhood in the mornings. I enjoyed reading folk's fond memories of this gumhopefully the recipe will be revived and on the shelves again! They did make stick bubble gum in the early 1970s. Glad to hear there are others of you who remember with me. I'm happy that there are others out there that remember! and I loved the flavor of Chum Gum. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. 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 certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. Chiclets hasn't changed much over the decades and its iconic mini box of 2 Chiclets is still a Halloween fan favorite. Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. I still remember the royal blue wrapper with a kid's silhouette on it blowing a big bubbleand the gum itself was the pinkest of pinkand you got TWO sticks for a penny. in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! It very well could have set the stage for that soft, pink bubble gum we all know and love. They were a white mint with a green jelly center. I'm 55, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and I went looking for Chum Gum because it had the best TEXTURE! Oh, if they would only bring Chum Gum back! We couldn't but it at Chalks store we had to go a little further down the street to Hans Variety to get it. And the square cinnamon suckers? I truly miss the Caramel Chocolate covered Pom Poms of so long ago. Cause it taste good and it freshen up your breath. We used to have bubble-blowing contests and Chum Gum was the gum of choice for this. How does Google autocomplete this search? Chum Gum was the best gum in the world. When she was old enough shed reach in my pocket and ask for one. A great taste and a great bubble. This is GREAT!!! Drumler@yahoo.com. Your email address will not be published. itsmetoo2 16 Feb 2010. The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. I was just talking about this gum yesterday! I wish Tootsie Roll administrators could see the number of people searching for this gum. Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). I keep looking but have had no luck. My big sis and I would sneak down to the candy store after school and load up on penny candy. I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. Bubble Yum Rockin' Raspberry flavor. 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. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. I think I may be the only one who remembers these! I am a 60's kid from Indiana.I am happy to find others who recall Chum Gum. I miss the gum, or maybe everything about being a child in that time. And what Im in search of does not have that. Geez Louise, how I LOVED Chum Gum. And I couldnt blame them!!!) 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. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418";
PLEASE. Miss my Chum Gum, though. Already been to Walmart, Target, and several grocery chains, no one has them. Anyone out there who remembers this product, or where it might be still available? Best gum EVER!!!! It was actually the middle of my work day as a door to door salesman and I was stopping to get gas. If I could find it I would purchase all they had in stock and share with everyone! I WANT SOME. No one I speak to about it seems to remember it. Let's start a petition to bring back our beloved Chum Gum. As someone said, the flavor didn't last long but the gum had so much elasticity and blew the best bubbles ever. when we were young,my sisters and i would walk 2 miles to a country store in West Virginia to get this gum and nickle candy bars, peanuts and a 10 cent bottle of soda pop that you could return the bottle and get a nickle back.there was also another gum they sold that was two sticks for a penny,it to was pretty good, the name of it was devil gum, it was cinnamon flavored and it come in a red pack, I think the same company made it also made chum gum. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. OMG I cant believe all the others looking for chum gum, I agree the best ever. Lets take it back to some of the memories of candy from years past. I also have searched for Chum Gum. I am 47 also im from RI and I would love to see Chum Gum back on the shelves. Does anyone remember Adams brand fruit flavored gumsgreen apple, grape, cherry, and so on? What a releif to hear from y'all. $9.99. The Chicago company was small. It was made by Fleer. 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. I appreciate Cracker Barrel for selling Clove & Teaberry but they are missing the best gum of all time, i can't believe i miss a GUM so much! They were classic chewing gum and are missed! So im just thankfull that i got to taste chum gum and i will never forget the taste. CVS is carrying it. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. Please, please, please get them Hollywood candy bars back that say it all. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? google_color_url = "1F2B9E";
Get up in My tree house and eat it all. Any chance they will reintroduce Certs? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. like others on here, no one i've ever talked to about it remembers it. I miss gator gum so much. I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. Chew one and give one to a Chum. Wow! Stay United Chum Gum Lovers! Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. I'D BUY ALL HE HAD. Is there anywhere that still have some? My grandchildren get in my car and the first thing they say is Certs. Yum! Now those were the days. I loved the blue gum all, the grape and the sour apple. I sure wish some company would find the original recipe and make more!!! It can't hurt to try! I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. chum gum was the best gum that i ever chewed.And its so sad that its gone for good. For 5 cents I could get a candy bar and 2 packages of Chum Gum. 1. I would buy it if I could find it. Used to buy mine at the local 7 Eleven in the Philadelphia area. But she never had the best gum in the whole world. I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. )..wont buy Brachs candy corn this Halloween. 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. And I swear as God is my witness that my first reaction was OMG, this stuff tastes just like CHUM GUM!!!