Im 67 yers old and would purchase a case of Chum Gum if we could find it. Its hard to love when you know that if you love they may be discontinued. Chum Gum was my favorite. he would share it with me all the time. I discovered Chum Gum in a small bait & tackle store, of all places, when I went fishing with my dad. When they stop selling them I bought every BOX I could get my hands on. You could get a package of 3-5 pieces for 1 cent. But, yes, Chum Gum was great. It must have been true cinnamon. My favourite candy its my trademark when nurses see me they ask for a cert please bring back. While there is a bubble gum "flavor" - which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain - it varies from one company to another. I think I may be the only one who remembers these! I WANT MY WINTERGREEN CERTS BACK. 38 Discontinued Candies People Desperately Want to Return One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. Please bring it back. Your Price: $24.00. I too have wonderful memories of walking to the corner store for Chum Gum and Bub's Daddy in the yardstick pkg. I've NEVER run across anything similar to that in all my years. But it was wonderful bubblegum, and so much for the penny! Then went to 2for .01 . It wasnt sold in a stick like Chum Gum, though. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. Wacky Wafers are not on your list. Do they still make them? Cardboard like a real record. Were the two flavors similar? Its a shame no candy company has the recipes for the best candy there ever was. Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. So many of you remember Chum Gum. 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. no one around here remembers it either! Skittles Bubble Gum. I want more. They have never heard of it. Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. Years of searching, this was the only printed Chum Gum reference I could find. If you do find any, its certainly just memorabilia and probably not in any condition to be chewed now after having been discontinued 50 years ago. Did they change it or is my memory bad? The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. However, there are several flavors that continue to come out and can be purchased in 2022 as well. The bubbles were incredible. Thank you for letting my co-workers know I didn't make this up. 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!!! I used to earn my Chum Gum reward, however. Hopefully the maker will produce again. When they got bought out long ago, Chum Gum went away 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. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. Thanks for the memories. I retired as a pastor. i grew up chewing chum gum and can like many other tell someone about it and they look at me like i am crazy. That is, when we weren't playing stepball, riding bikes or trading baseball cards. Maybe one day! Is this a temporary thing?. I am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. My grandchildren get in my car and the first thing they say is Certs. Why did they stop manufacture? I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. Yes, I remember those candy lipsticks, they were creamy, not like today's. Best Wishes, Albert Baroody. I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. Oh, I bought my Chum Gum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I truly wish a gum/candy maker would reproduce this wonderful, delightful gum - I would love to introduce my grandchildren to it. We had Chum Gum in Dallas Texas in the 60's. $19.99. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. Have never chewed a better bubble gum since. I'm 38yrs.old and only found it in Woolworth stores in the Chicago area.I can still taste that juicy soft flavor in my BUDS.Hope a manufactor can bring our good old CHUM GUM back!!!!!! Has not been made in many years. Yum! It has comforted you in times of need, or helped celebrate a special occasion. theres an emty spot in me. Try itYou will not be disappointed;). I think it came in clear plastic candy wrapper. CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! I am 50 and remkember it oh so well, we had a penny candy store right on the corner of my street in South Buffalo, A couple of weeks ago, a vague memory of the 2-stick for-the-penny gum with the powdery stuff on it entered my 52 yr old brain. And since someone mentioned shampoo - anybody remember the old egg wash shampoos?? Comment. Chiclets were originally made with chicle, a natural gum found in several tropical American trees. Top Rated Plus. Chum Gum was the best everI am 42 and from Chicago I also have been searching for years, just asked a retro candy store yesterday and said he can't locate either. When I was a young girl in the sixties and early seventies there was a hard candy (much like the jolly ranchers of today) called twists. there is nothing in the world like chum gum. i keep looking for chum gum too!sadly its no longer made.i also grew up in chicago in the 70's and bought it every time i went to the candy store.i remember "borrowing a whole dollar out of my moms purse and getting a small brown bag full of candy.chum gum was always my favorite. Thank you! It was like nothing else Ive ever tasted and was delicious! Wish the company would bring it back!!! OH BOY I REMEMBER THIS GUM.IT WAS THE BEST EVER. I too have yearnd for Chum Gum. This particular confectionary was in north St. Louis near the Walnut Park neighborhood, just west of Interstate-70. Like as in yesterday! As such, eating gluten-free products in some cases, products that may contain gums . At that time the package was royal blue. WE'D GO TO CHELMERS IN UTICA,MN A LITTLE STORE JUST TO BUY CHUM GUM!! Bet I could have a large market for it. Can't believe so many people remembered that great tasting gum. I wasn't tall enough to stand on the floor and play the machine. The funny thing about that is that one day, if we are still here, we will talk about these days as the "good old days". Knowing that the Fleer Company was responsible for Chum Gum, lets dive in there just a tad. Adams flavored gums were plain chewing gum with a burst of sour power. I hope they get so many comments of people wanting them around again and they make the decision to sell them again. I hadnt actually thought about them for a long time and found one bag hanging up. Gingivitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Set aside two tablespoons of powered sugar to sprinkle over finished gum. (I'm 57 now) Let me know what you think. JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. I'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. It was the New, Improved Hawk Missile, of greedy, pork-barrel-proficiency peddlers Raytheon Corp. That damned systems mobile radar units were so dependent on (apparently) cheaply made electronics that they were constantly failing when taken to the field and bounced around two-tracks and farmers fields. Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. Is this something that is still available to get? Have you ever heard of these. He instead focused solely on Dubble Bubble, much to his success. I have been all over the world looking for Chum gum. Hi Noon candy bars were my favorite candy back in the mid fifties. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! The Marathon candy bar IS still available, it is now called the Curly Wurly, is made by Cadbury and is available on the internet, comes to you from England. Yes, yes, yes! You can still buy the famous SoBe's lizard print drinks in 2022 - HITC I grew up in Berwyn, IL and my sister and I lived on Chum Gum! It was the bested ever!! Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! I was and still would be my favorite. I am a 60's kid from Indiana.I am happy to find others who recall Chum Gum. I loved it as a kid. If I could find it I would purchase all they had in stock and share with everyone! I wish they still made it. : . This was the best gum ever. Helen's Party Shop on the corner of St. Louis Ave & Hillman St carried it. I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. Might have been associated with the discontinued candy section. I love Chum Gum, too! My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. Glad to see I'm not the only one that love it! Fleer where are you, we need this back in our lives. The candy they make now sucks. I'm 54 and haven't seen that gum since about 1970. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Peppermint chews. We got Chum Gum from the guy in the ice cream truck. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. Ahhhhh, the good ol' days! I'm 51 in Cincinnati and I can't believe so many people remember Chum Gum. I brought it up at work and NO ONE knew what I was talking about!! 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!! The Milwaukee stores sold nearly everything you'd want, including hunting rifles and ammo. The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. Fleer made it. Besides tasting great, the price was great as well. I don't even chew gum now. We miss the memories that are brought back with the familiar smell and taste. We used to smash the frozen ones and eat the little frozen bite size pieces. In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. The commercial used to feature fruit falling throug the ceiling and landing on people making them go bonkers. Glad to know there are others who remember as well. I would find it at Mary Long's grocery which was next to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Helmsburg, Indiana. The Chicago company was small. It was my favorite bubble gum and apparently still is 50 years later! Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. I never googled chum gum and just did. Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. Flavor lasted and lasted. I was surfing the web hoping to find the gum somewhere. It was and still is unique and indescribably delicious. I've been looking for it for years!! how to make bubble gum http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/30/Make-Your-Own-Bubble-Gum74922.shtml. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. Great tasting molasses and chocolate candies were included in candy corn mix now boring, only sugar,no DISTINCTIVE flavor. I also bought it when I was a teenager in the 60's and have looked for it through the years but never could find it! Would love to find some BIZ!! It was the same candy as their maple nut goodies, only with chocolate on the outside instead of maple. Cinnamon and spearmint, especially. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. Most of them you can find in oldtimecandy.com which is referenced on this page. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. I got to this page searching for Milkshake Bars. I hadnt thought about it much until a friend of mine brought up iconic candies from childhood and a quick search online trying to buy a tin of altoids left me feeling. Building served as a mall, with theater, in the 1980s. I grew up in Danville, Californiasmall town, still relatively small, and the local 5 and dime store had it. The gambler in me made me go for it but it never paid off. Chum Gum was the best. Can not get it. No one I talk to remembers Chum gum, I loved it. You could buy 0.5 cents worth and have 15 pieces. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. I grew up by Maple Lake outside of Bridgeport, West Virginia in the 60's. I remember then from the 60s. I used to buy chum gum 2 sticks for a penny and would save up a nickel in pennies to get more at a time, I lived in the hills of West Virginia and walked to the old gas station/grocery store on Saturday afternoon after westerns and cartoons were over on tv. I was just discussing old time candy with a co-worker, he never heard of Chum gum, so I was going to Google it so I could prove I was not makiing it up and found this link of wonderful stories. WHERE CAN I BUY IT. In one . I have been trying for YEARS to find some. I wish Tootsie Roll administrators could see the number of people searching for this gum. Unfortunately, the manufacturer discontinued all flavors of Certs. The area where we lived was not fully developed so there were orange groves, strawberry fields, a chicken farm and a dairy farm. They were soft like Starburst and they featured an inner flavor and an outer flavor. You got 3 sticks for a penny. (3 stick package) Can anybody remember the names of the 3 cent candy bars? I thought people forgot the greatest gum ever! If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. Yeah man, I used to go to North Ward School on 4th Street and we'd go to Tussey's Drug Store. It was made by Fleer. I really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. One stick was blue and one stick was pink. I was a kid in Winston-Salem NC and now I'm 54 and I can vividly remember the taste of Chum Gum. Chum gum lovers - You can make it yourself - no need to wait for someone to do it for you. That was my go to at the local market and I always saved the green apple for last! Snack History maintains its neutrality. Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? Is there any other bubble gum that even comes close to chum gum? I remember buying Chum Gum in the middle 50's. The reason it was discontinued was because Fleer turned their focus to Dubble Bubble instead. I miss those candy crackers. I thought I was getting ripped off. I see a few people say these were the best times of their life. Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. 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. And Blow. (*The town may have been Steinbach, Ebelsbach which rang a bell for me. We used to get it in the 60's at an old country looking store in NE Washington D.C. 2 sticks for a penny. Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). I wish I could find it somewhere. I bought it in Alabama in the 50's and oh how I wish they would make it again!!! I think we bought it at the local 7-11. Used to visit that Topps store with my mother, as a kid. The gum is made by Fleer and if you want the EXACT taste you remember, they are packing it inside of the Movie cards from the Spirit movie being released December 19th 2008. Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! They were classic chewing gum and are missed! Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. And I couldnt blame them!!!) Tootsie Roll dropped the Fleer name from all former products, such as Dubble Bubble, after the buyout. It did have a distinctive flavor and appearance.I'm from Chicago and I still look for it when I go into an old time candy store just hoping I can get a few cases of this gum that I have been bragging about for decades. 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! As a child in the mid fifties I discovered it at Glazners Market in Carrollton Texas (a Dallas suburb). The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. That was the "Good Ole Days". I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! How rude! Us and other G.I.s in or out of the field. Best ever gum. Chum Gum was made by Fleer, also makers of Dubble Bubble, from around 1950 until 1971. We were in heaven when we found those. I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. I too loved Chum Gum and have searched to no avail,but find Big League Chew very close if not the same. 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 loved chum gum, it was the best gum when I was a kid. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. wish i could find a stick today. Oh my goodness! It was a great gum!! Bought Chum Gum at Rapid Mart in phoenix, az in the 50's and 60's. in the 70s, Food of the Seventies, Chum Gum I also have lusted for that special flavor for many years. and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. My girlfriend and I used to have bubble blowing contests with it. The taste was phenomenol,sure wish they would make it again, it was the best. 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. The gum is no longer made in the United States but rather in Morocco. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. Man, how I'd love to see it back on the market. They were clear squares with bubble gum in the center each individually wrapped in clear cellophane. The crocadile did the commercial. My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. He was yelling that No! I know if they ever started making it again, I would sure buy it! I have looked and looked and looked again. It's oldtimecandy.com. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). For 5 cents I could get a candy bar and 2 packages of Chum Gum. Really the last Gas station in Bloomington, IN on South Walnut before you get to Highway 37/69. 10 Discontinued Bubble Gums You'll Never Chew Again google it and see if you can find it! I bought all they had in stock. The brand stopped producing Pure Rush energy drinks, South Beach Sunset, 14 Karot but continued . Someone's got to get this gum produced again. about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. On sale, if you bought any ten Fleer penny gum products (Chum Gum included), the eleventh was free. Chum Gum Wrapper | Sweet memories, Nostalgic candy, Gum - Pinterest What happened to the large size Atomic Fireballs? Pam: The original maker of Chum Gum was Fleer. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. I,m 67 and can still taste it. I remember when I was a little girl I went to St. Kevin's School and every day at lunch time we would to to the conner store and buy penny candy. Chum Gum was the best. One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. CVS is carrying it. It was THE BEST!! ___ But I bother to write because at 19 in 1975 I was stationed in Deutschland in Bamberg, Bavaria in a Hawk Missile Unit. google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! I loved Chum Gum :-). , The reason why this is no longer on the market is that the FDA found it was causing even more gum erosion than pain it was felt to be relieving! I have been craving Chum Gum for 50 years. im jonesing for one. I had a collection of about 15 though. This gum has an unbelievable legacy. I just went to my 45 year class reunion in Mobile, AL and they had a center piece on each table with retro candy like the cigaretts, wax coke bottles, windmill cookies but no Chum Gum. Hardly the case. That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. Oh so delicious. Used to love them! It would probably be 2 for a quarter these days. I just googled chum gum to see what I could find. Bought it from woolworths in the penny candy section. We saved our paper route money and walked down to the fruit stand that had a section of all penny candy; waxed lips, squirrel nuts, maryjanes and the all time favorite Chum gum. We used to buy two types of gum: Chum Gum and Devil Gum - I think it was made by the same company and was HOT cinnamon flavor. Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. Cause it taste good and it freshen up your breath. Where can I find Chum bubble gum or do they still make it? I grew up in Washington, DC and would buy this most delicious gum at the corner stores on my way home from school in the late 60s and early 70s. I was in my teens the best time of my life. Loved it!!!1. I'm a pharmacy tech and one of the children's antibiotics smells JUST LIKE CHUM GUM when the water is added! I'm 58 and can remember getting it when I was little. Esters used in synthetic bubblegum flavoring may include methyl salicylate, ethyl butyrate, benzyl acetate, amyl acetate or cinnamic aldehyde. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. Waaaaah! It can't hurt to try! We would drag our wagon all over town!!! Please somebody make it again before I leave this world! Time-warping back to October, 1971, found another newspaper ad mentioning Chum Gum, Dubble Bubble and Razzles as suggestions to give trick-or-treaters on Halloween. 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. Almost everyone is sold out of these products and any that would remain would be expired. We paid $10.00 for a piece but it was well worth it to see her reactions!!! They would kill the market and make a lot of us so happy. I would also get Kits in banana, chocolate and strawberry. Not blue. Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. Thanks, Candy. A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. During this time, Fleer was near the end of producing Chum Gum due to lower demand. Tootsie Roll bought Fleer 12 years ago, and today makes Dubble Bubble, another old Fleer product. I grew up in Wilmington NC & remember buying CG @ 3 sticks for a penny. The pie itself was pink, I think. I know in some cases companies take over other companies and maybe the new companys equipment is not geared towards making a candy. I used to get in in Columbus, OH at the Tremont 5&10. Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. Already been to Walmart, Target, and several grocery chains, no one has them. They would make lots of money. Life back then was beautiful. The colors were red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. My sister and I talked about it often. altoids Tangerine sours. I have since ceased chewing gum because of TMJ, but would risk biting the inside of my mouth again and again for some Chum Gum. (StEvEn iN BoStOn). Anybody remember these? 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. It was the best!Bring it back! We both wshed we could find it you think the owner of Fleer products would read this site! You have to advertise your product. I rember how my mouth started watering for that flavor from the Gods.I bought all they had,never to see or taste it again :.(. 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 remember when my mom wear her blue relaxed lee jeans and her candies high heels sandals an awesome look. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? Chiclets Gum Memories I came from a very poor family. Please help I love them. Wow! Yep I also grew up on chum gum and until recently haven't found anything close, but check out Ford Gum company and the gum called bologna and hotdog gum is as close as I've found.I got it in Santa Fe New Mexico at Walgreens. I am 62 years old and would buy chum gum in a drug store in Argo, Illinois. . We all stopped at the corner store on the way home from school each day and buy them.YUMMMMMM !! The last time I remember even seeing the name on anything was about 12 years ago for Easter. They had the most fantastic penny candy counter, and I would buy Chum Gum, three sticks to the pack, later reduced to two stick per pack. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. WOW!!! Oh, if they would only bring Chum Gum back! Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. The flavor was indescribable, my favorite gum. Your email address will not be published. WE ARE NOW RETIRED AND I CROSSED THE WHOLE U.S.

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