Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). You could get bagfuls of all types of candy (remember the candy necklaces??) Woke up many saturday mornings for catoon time with my hair stuck to my pillow with this great gum. Did anyone know the name of these candies? I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. Brock's (not Brach's) candy puffs (very soft, melt in your mouth candy balls) Bonkers Fruit Chews. We couldn't but it at Chalks store we had to go a little further down the street to Hans Variety to get it. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. I wish they would bring this gum back because it was truly great. FF, sloppy joes were 15 cents. where can i get this great gumnothing compares. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! There was a small corner market (Rosita & 5th) that sold many of the "treats" I fondly remember like Scooter Pies, licorice by the foot, pixie sticks, Kits and my all time favorite Chum Gum. 6. 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. It was 1961 and for .25 you could buy a 12oz bottle of pepsi, ice cold from the machine, a .10 bag of Jays Potato chips and 3 grape gum balls. My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. There was nothing like the late 50's to early 60's. If that sounds really familiar to what you know about Dubble Bubble, its because they were extremely similar. Most of the time it was all chum gum for me. I'm almost 60 and sure wish I could chew a piece. I am 47 yrs. Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. I miss you, Chum Gum. Fifty cents would get me a whole bag. How I wish.someone would bring it back before Iam gone. One of my fondest memories of Germany. I miss those candy crackers. Also got a lot of teachers upset. My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. Then again, the aroma of a bag of coffee beans reminds me of a skunk. Someone's got to get this gum produced again. itsmetoo2 16 Feb 2010. I lived in Stanton, Calif. We use to go to the corner store with a quarter and by a bag full of different candies to watch Astro Boy and Zolar. The aroma of perfectly flavored bubble gum tickled your nose, and the white powder coating of real powdered sugar was the perfect finish for the longest lasting flavor of any bubble gum product. Barney-Google Maps wouldnt co-operate for a finer search.). I use to have it in my car and it made my car smell so good. Directions. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. At the time, I was about 3 or 4 years old. As time passed she reach in and take the roll, all it did was put a smile on our faces. Chum Gum was the best! There is NOTHING on the market like it , what a hit they would be !! 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. It was my favorite bubble gum and apparently still is 50 years later! Thank You. I am from the Fort Wayne, IN area and we used to go to a place called Bledsoe's Beach near Angola. only 2 sticks to a pack. Beetroot is high in sugar but is considered one of the most nutritious veggies used in salads and soups. PLEASE. Im 67 yers old and would purchase a case of Chum Gum if we could find it. When she was old enough shed reach in my pocket and ask for one. Wish I could buy some now. 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 !!!! I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. I am 56 and have grandkids. I'm a baby boomer!N. As kids we loved it. Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. Might have been associated with the discontinued candy section. it appears that there is still a HUGE interest in Chum Gum. they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. They lost sight of a historical favorite and it eventually was no longer popular or desired on the market. The real reason I'm writing is to respond to Sharlene from 4/24 who seemed to be struggling with the name of her favorite grape gum. Does anyone know what company produced the milkshake bars. This group of people said that they never heard of it so I told them to goggle it and maybe it would show up. I really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. Unfortunately, not, Susie. It was/is the best flavored gum to date. I'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. I would always take it out of the sleeve so it would look like more in the little brown bag. One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. I think it came in clear plastic candy wrapper. How rude! I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. I talk about Chum Gum atleast once a month. 1980 was the last time I found Chum Gum. I am dying for a piece of CHUM GUM! I too wish that who ever made it would bring it back! I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. I can not believe all of these comments, I wish I could find this gum it smells and tastes so good. Does anyone remember when Planters Peanuts (the 5 cent package) offered the enticement "You could find a nickle , dime or quarter in this package"? They just don't know how good it was. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. Wish I could still get it!! I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. There are still wrappers that you can find online though, if the nostalgia is something that appeals to you. The gambler in me made me go for it but it never paid off. Whistle pops didnt last much longer. I'm 66. I have craved this gum for yearsand it finally hit me! This was an awesome flavored gum ! I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. Is Chum Gum even made any longer? 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!!! google_color_link = "A74403"; My buddies and I in the 50s would take bottles back to Frenchies corner store watertown ny and buy the gum and then sit on the curb and blow bubbles, i remember getting chum gum when i got a hair cut back in the 50 s--i contacted fleer and they quit making it. It was the best. Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. Armilda. Chewed it daily growing up in Youngstown, OH during the 60's. Though Tendermint is no longer produced, Teaberry is still available. In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. And the square cinnamon suckers? Discontinued Candy - Candy Favorites What was the only . I can still taste it, but cant describe the flavor, except excellent! Bring nack our childhood memories. I bought all they had in stock. We got it at a store near the church it was called the e z buy store. Once in a while I will smell something that reminds me of it. The reason I am writing you is because for the past 16 years Ive been eating Twizzlers or Red Vines and they are awful. They were the best frozen and fresh. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. There were 3 sticks in the pack,an open ended pack, not a sealed pack like other gums. Dentyne Gum | OldTimeCandy.com Do they still make beemans gum? In the early to mid 1960's we would visit our cousins in Cinti OH & there was a Mom & Pop corner grocery that sold penny candy. Bet I could have a large market for it. I have looked for it for years. they can bring back Beemans and Black jack, why not Chum Gum??? Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. Whenever we talk about the good old days, this Chum Gum always comes up in the conversation. Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. 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. 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. I'm 55, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and I went looking for Chum Gum because it had the best TEXTURE! I wish someone could find more info., bring it back. Chum gum was my favorite. Then head home. There was a small corner store three blocks in any direction from my house. Do u have them ? So nice that I am not imagining how good Chum Gum was and would order a box of it right now if I could find it. Why did they have to stop making something so good? Fleer made it. Have told my children how good it was and was hoping to find out where to get some.BEST gum ever. So we googled it and there are people who remember the good old days of candy, gum, and pop and growing up without a care in the world. If our proceeds were an odd number, we would buy a one cent Chum Gum with the odd penny because it had two pieces of gum and we could split the penny. Anyone remember sputnik gum? Don't remember the price. 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). loved it in the 50's. !WhErE CaN I FiNd iT? White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. Greatest gum ever! finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). When they stop selling them I bought every BOX I could get my hands on. We would put two pieces in at one time. (November 2022) A package of Dentyne Classic gum Dentyne Chewing Gum ad on a Model 63 Closed Delivery Wagon by Pope Waverley electrics in 1907 Dentyne ( / dntin /) is a brand of chewing gum available in several countries globally. It was the best!!! Certs and my first granddaughter. Yesterday after my daughter's birthday dinner at Cracker Barrel, I happened upon that oh-so-delicious smell of Chum Gum in their store. Hopefully the maker will produce again. I'm glad to see I still have my memory. I used to find it and steal him WONDERFUL Chum Gum!!! I quit buying them. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. The memory will fade. IT. 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 grew up in Memphis and I use to love to go to visit my cousins so I could go to the corner store and buy Chum Gum. Oh cummon, like you werent thinkin it too. Wow.what a treat to find so many other Chum Gum fans. Chum Gum ROCKS!!!! Shop Now Project 7 Spearmint Farms. We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. Detroit, MI during the 60's at a place called Clem's Candy Store on Fenkell Avenue. 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. I agree with Dee, #8 from 1-14-15. Wacky WafersBonkers and Milkshake candy bars!! Since our company was founded in 1927, many of your favorite sweets have come and gone through our doors and we have provided a list of them here. I would love to have it back on the shelves. I grew up in Chicago in the 1950's and chum gum was and still is the BEST tasting gum I've ever tried. Somebody mentioned going to the gas station to get the guy to open the machine and give them the bottle caps (back when they had cork) to play one of several games different companies had to win prizes. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! They were a white mint with a green jelly center. In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. Drumler@yahoo.com. The Chicago company was small. Who made itm anyway, Fleer? I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite. As to why, we are not sure. You could get a package of 3-5 pieces for 1 cent.