I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. Fleer should bring it back. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. Chew one and give one to a Chum. Bubble Gum & Chewing Gum | Old Time Candy Bubble Gum Enjoy the best bubble gum and chewing gum varieties from when you were a kid. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. WHERE CAN I FIND CHUM GUM? Stores thought buying it (wholesale) in bulk would generate bigger profits. 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. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. Gourmet childhood food. I have asked a lot of people in that era and they never heard of it. So, no luck there either What I am in search of is probably something that is no longer in production, anywhere, by anybody. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. and no one i know remembers this gum. 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. I remember then from the 60s. Chum Gum was the best gum ever! And we didn't worry about having sugar-free gum back then! They were the best frozen and fresh. We used to get it in a little ice cream store called Shorty Simms in Abingdon, Il. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? The BEST candy bar on the planet! Its tragic!!! Drumler@yahoo.com. I"m 70 & don't recognize Chum Gun, but I do fondly remember Yank Bubble Gum - sure wish I could find some for old times sake. Someone has to bring back Chum Gum!! For its part, Fleer did little to promote Chum Gum over the twenty or so years it was sold, focusing more on its flagship product, Dubble Bubble. Thanks so much for the candy you supply and the website. The big secret of Chum Gum's great flavor was that it was stick shaped bubble gum, and each stick was coated with powdered sugar. Don't tell my mom!) Hands down, it was the best tasting gum ever. The gum is no longer made in the United States but rather in Morocco. I put all of it in my mouth at once and chew it as I walked home. Wish I could buy some now. im jonesing for one. 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. i can still taste that gum, which had a flavor all it's own, sweet, peppery that still reaches me through the ages With THIS many people on a thread reminiscing about a childhood confection, think how many others are out there? Is this something that is still available to get? I love Chum Gum. I know that not many people remember the 10:30 bar, but those of us who do remember miss it still. I wish they still made it. If anyone finds it. Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play. When they stop selling them I bought every BOX I could get my hands on. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAVE MISSED OUT! 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. They had all kinds of penny candy, and Chum Gum was my favorite. why dont we all ask fleer to remake this wonderful GUM. Can't belive it. My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. I was just talking about this gum yesterday! 1. Its called the Curly wurly. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. They have never heard of it. 2 for a penny. Yes, yes, yes! I've often ask people if they remember Chum Gum and no one knows what I'm talking about. I'm from Denver Colo,and they sold it in a little food store down the street from my high school. I have told sooo many people about it and they all think I'm crazy. The pie itself was pink, I think. The Chicago company was small. Made lots of spending cash buying Chum Gum by the case, while in Jr. High, and selling individually 4 for a nickle. Best wishes to all Chum Gum fans. Thanks, Candy. I'm almost 60 and sure wish I could chew a piece. like others on here, no one i've ever talked to about it remembers it. One for me. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. We bought it at Shirley's in hyattsville,md. Description Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. The packaging was very similar to Charms Squares which were fruit flavored squares, but no gum in them. $1.62. Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. A regular size bottle was good for 2 cents. However, we know a lot about bubble gum as a whole. It was the BEST gum ever. My experience was in the 50's and 60's, though. The gum is rather simple and mild. I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. In the first, or second paragraph, I said that what I was looking for (and believe that may be discontinued- whatever its name was) may have at one time been called chicken bones. So a few weeks or few months later I asked her to check online and see if she could order a case of these directly from Brachs. My kid, grandkids & great-grandbaby will miss one of the greatest flavors of life without it. I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! Chum Gum had its fans (myself included), but other chewing gums made by Wrigley, Adams and Beech Nut proved bigger sellers. It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. It was the best gum ever made. My brother and I lived in Riggs Park, Washington DC in the 1950s, and remember buying Chum Gum on a mobile grocery bus. I grew up in Buffalo New York, and my brother and I would always go to the corner store just for Chum gum. Bring nack our childhood memories. Brand New. I love it! :-). It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. I loved eating them with my popcorn at the theater Nothing seems to come close to these. History does not state if Fleer "borrowed" the name, or any legal problems because of it. I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. Why? I truly miss it!!! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. I grew up on a street in the LA area in the 60s and 70s. Im 55 and I still look for Chum gum everywhere. Thanks rlinard@aol.com. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. I grew up in Oak Ridge Tn (just outside knoxville) and i never found it at any local stores more than a couple of times. I wish they would bring this gum back because it was truly great. Oh, if they would only bring Chum Gum back! Fleer Please Bring It Back!! Circa 1953. However, in 1928, they used that idea to create Dubble Bubble, which is where the true fame and sensation of Fleers bubble gum works began. As to why, we are not sure. 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. I havent had them yet. Google - How to make gum? In the 1960's, if I found a penny or two, I would run to the Dog Gone Grocery Store on South Merritt Island, FL., Then I'd eat both pieces before all my sisters found out. My sister and I were just talking about chum gum, it brought back our childhood and things were so good..miss this gum.. there is nothing in the world like chum gum. Ate both pieces myself, amazing bubbles. But I too remember this as the best gum ever2 pieces wrapped together in the white, blue & red wrapper for only 1 penny. These mints were more that a breath mint, they were an institution. THE BEST EVER Has anyone ever reached out to Tootsie Roll and asked about remaking it? Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me! Somebody needs to produce this again. We both wshed we could find it you think the owner of Fleer products would read this site! I was going to Lake Jr high school back in the day and I always bought it everyday after school. One kid at school asked me if I was rich since I always had a bag of candy. Nicole, I feel your pain! I remember when I would go to the Candybar Candy Store in Elmhurst, IL in the 70's to spend my $1 allowance on Chum Gum and cinnamon toothpicks. If I could just go back. The BEST penny candy counter ever. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. Lick. Today, it's the Kenosha Job Center. 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. Where can I find Chum bubble gum or do they still make it? And whatever happened to Welches Fudge bars? Two for a penny and with a dime i would fill my mouth with 20 sticks and chew until I couldn't move my jaw any more. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; it appears that there is still a HUGE interest in Chum Gum. Barney-Google Maps wouldnt co-operate for a finer search.). I miss Bonkers. It was/is the best flavored gum to date. Chum gum has a flavor I will never for get and as most of you have said it bring back the good old days when being a child was care free and good times. In business from 1930 to 1971. Someone's got to get this gum produced again. It had the best aroma, flavor and texture of any gum ever. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. This brings back sweet memories to me. The one thing that amazes me as i read all the comments, and they are great memories, is how widespread the distribution of Chum Gum was back then. OH BOY I REMEMBER THIS GUM.IT WAS THE BEST EVER. 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 can still remember the incomparable taste of that gum. AAhh.the good old days, when gum actually had sugar in it. OMG!! I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. I loved this gum! Loved it. One day at the laundry mat I stuck my chum gum on her seat and watched her sat down in the huge wad of chum gum. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. Bring back Sqeeze pops, Gatorgum, and especially Whistle pops. I miss those candy crackers. I was lacking money as a child so I only got to enjoy these products a handful of times. Good bye Chum Gum. I also grew up in chicago with CHUM GUM.It too brings me back to a simpler time. Chum Gum is what you had to have in the summer of 1969 just as school let out. It was a time when a guy would come with a truck and sell fruits and vegetables and my Mother would run out like all the other ladies and stock up for the week. My grandparents owned a small hamburger joint & they sold MILKSHAKE candy bars. Also got a lot of teachers upset. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! I would love to have it back on the shelves. Chum Gum was the best flavor ever for bubble gum! I am 54 and still crave it after all these years. Almost everyone is sold out of these products and any that would remain would be expired. Top Rated Plus. 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. They had a penny candy counter there and I ALWAYS bought Chum-Gum. 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. If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. Grew up in what is now called Roscoe Village and had to pass Gus's Sweet Shop every day to and from school. 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. Very soft with a white powdery coating. I thought I was getting ripped off. NO ONE here has any idea about Chum Gum, I've talked about it for 20 years and everyone thinks I'm a liitle off. I grew up in Memphis, TN. The reason I am writing you is because for the past 16 years Ive been eating Twizzlers or Red Vines and they are awful. I would like to see it on the market again also. where can i get this great gumnothing compares. I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. The flavor lasts for a while as well, long after the sugar is gone. I found this particular page 'cause I was looking for references to gum that was made into little record albums. I too like Chum Gum but not that much. Orange County, CA in 1960's-early 70's. I am not the only one who remembers Chum Gum. The tough chicken skin stays well on the hook. If you have reached this page, chances are, you searched for a candy that has been discontinued. Does anyone remember Adams brand fruit flavored gumsgreen apple, grape, cherry, and so on? We also ate Bonamo Taffy. I got to this page searching for Milkshake Bars. I agree,Chum is the best bubble gum I have ever tasted. old, and I remember buying Chum Gum from my Uncle's country store in Partlow, Va. 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. I think it would be a big hit (with potty-based humour at an all-time high with kids). Tasted great, too! I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Mary's, Pa at Johnson's Market, next to the Market Basket grocery store. Try itYou will not be disappointed;). to the park and ballfields east of there. This gum came in.a blue and green or pink and green or yellow and green. They were relish!!! And Sqeeze pops only lasted three years. Wonka stretchy and tangy laffy taffy. WE HAD CHUM GUM IN SC, TOO. jas.

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