The old ad piece may still be availablebelieve it was around $15. But it was wonderful bubblegum, and so much for the penny! when i was younger, my adoptive father would always take me to get my hair cut at this really just awful barbers salon. I'm 54 and haven't seen that gum since about 1970. I LOVED Chum Gum!! I remember the blue and white package, the delicious smell of the gum, the way it would melt in your mouth (and try hard not to swallow it-but often did), powdery coating. Wow those were the days! They would love it. anyone else remember them? Anybody remember the Zebra Stripe 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. Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . Waaaaah! I loved them. Bar none the greatest tasting gum ever. The flavor didn't last long, but it was unique! It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. Just did a google search and now I am blown away to see the number of people here who still remember this great chewing 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 ! However, there are several flavors that continue to come out and can be purchased in 2022 as well. Not only did this have the most fabulous flavor, but it had such a wonderfully smooth texture - not all gritty and sugary like regular bubblegum. After reading all these stories on Chum Gum, I want some now!!! That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. If I could just close my eyes and go back . Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . This was the best gum ever. I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. I was going to Lake Jr high school back in the day and I always bought it everyday after school. We too wish they would come back! no one else seems to know what im talking about, so i'm glad I found this page. I also grew up in Chicago. I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. I am 60 and like to think the best times are still here, just being alive and healthy. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! Chum Gum was the best gum. The reason I am writing you is because for the past 16 years Ive been eating Twizzlers or Red Vines and they are awful. it was the bubblegum of choice in my neighborhood (the harbor section of conneaut, ohio) in the 60's although i have to confess, i seldom if ever shared the second piece with any of my friends. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. 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. You can still buy the famous SoBe's lizard print drinks in 2022 - HITC Do they still make bubbaloo gum? !I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT TASTES LIKE BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE TASTE OF THE GRAPE GUM THEY USED TO MAKE. 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? Barrels and Buckets Some anglers freeze chum in 5 gallon buckets, but you need a lot of freezer space to do that. But I couldn't for the life of me remember its name. Declining profits, and the threat of steeper property taxes, prompted Neisner to close in December, 1971. OMG just remembered we don't have any woods all the developer's got rid of them. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. I googled chum gum hoping to find it on the market again, but instead I found a fan club that I can feel very comfortable being a member in! Its great taste is why I've never forgotten it. 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. My grandparents always had a candy dish in the living room with those mints in abundant supply, and Grandpa Lewis always had a pack of Blackjack Gum and Beemans Gum for the grandkids when we came over. PLEASE!!! Thank You. Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. theres an emty spot in me. French Chew is very similar. Bring back the Wonka Scrunch bar! Hopefully, someone will purchase the rights to these iconic treats. Nicole, I feel your pain! Maybe the makers of Chum Gum put a special ingredient to make us want it, kind of like cigarettes or something! In the 50's and into the 60's Chum Gum did come 3 pieces for a penny. Now all we need is the ingredients. I will post the link here when he sends it. Yum. But there are a lot of other choices on that website that will bring back memories, at today's prices. I have been looking for chum gum to get for my brother. This candy now days cost almost $200 a bar and is not worth the cost. I remember it was 3 sticks for a penny, then one day it was 2 sticks for a penny and boy was I TICKED OFF! Do they still make Beechnut gum? - AnswersAll One thing we did find to be interesting was the fact that people were still finding Chum Gum for sale almost 20 years after it was officially discontinued. Try itYou will not be disappointed;). Used to visit that Topps store with my mother, as a kid. in order to get me int othe chair, he would coax me with either an Altoid or a Cert Spearmint. only 2 sticks to a pack. (The Good Old Days) As a child I was very frugal with my money. My grandchildren get in my car and the first thing they say is Certs. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Whatever Happened To Chiclets? - Mashed.com I also loved the little hotdog gum--that was very tasty too. Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. Best ever gum. Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. And since someone mentioned shampoo - anybody remember the old egg wash shampoos?? I have so many sweet memories of the penny candy counter where we could piss off the old lady that woryed there by tapping our quarters on the glass counter top. Then again, the aroma of a bag of coffee beans reminds me of a skunk. 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 have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. 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! I enjoyed reading folk's fond memories of this gumhopefully the recipe will be revived and on the shelves again! It was the best gum everpowdered sugar coating the green, yellow or raspberry-colored gum. Orange County, CA in 1960's-early 70's. Bubblicious Chocolate Mint flavor. Yum, the smell and powdery coating, the texture and great bubbles. Bought them every year. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Do they still make freshen up gum? - Answers Chum Gum was my favorite. You could never eat just one stick.It had and awesome flavor. . Why do they always discontinue the best items just to make room for bs items that dont even taste good at all. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. 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. I want my Chum Gum! Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. Tell me I didn't just pay $16.75 for two pieces of GUM>>>>. It's so comforting to know there are others who feel the same way. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. And it kept coming back into my head so I finally asked my best high school friend about it today and he came up with it immediately. 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). My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. I used to go and buy them by the box. Do u have them ? She liked them so much that was spent that evening driving to different gas stations to find this product and after a few hours of driving around found two more packages at a Hucks in Orleans, Indiana. 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". Miss it now and wish someone could come up with that same great flavor!!! Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. I miss Bonkers. I'm 59 and still remember the wonderful taste of Chum Gum. I am 47 yrs. OMG! Of course Chum gum was my favorite. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. Bargain! I am looking for a candy from my youth called Pond Scum. Back in the 30s and 40s when I was a boy Chum gum was a terrible chew. You have to advertise your product. Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . 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. I am 45 and I chewed that stuff in the 70's in Chicago where I was born. Chum gum ruled. Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). I'm 57 and I just remember pink Chum. There is a site to buy old time candy, but they didn't have it. A Brief History of Chewing Gum - Candy Favorites where can i get this great gumnothing compares. 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. But that doesnt make their history any less important. We were in heaven when we found those. After all, it came from the same brand and had a lot of the same qualities as well. Oh so delicious. Does anyone remember them? Today, Bubbaloo is sold in more than 25 countries and in three different continents across the world. I miss it!!!! Certs. Pam: The original maker of Chum Gum was Fleer. I also grew up in the 60's. No one I know remembers it. I was beginning to think I dreamed it all up. Life back then was beautiful. Submit a link to more information about Chum Gum. Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. It was the best!Bring it back! Some of my old time favorites are Powerhouse, Big Time, Hollywood, Milkshake and Butternut. Candy-coated gum from Frank H. Fleer & Co. (and later the American Chicle Company), called Chiclets, can be found in advertisements from The Saturday Evening Post going back to 1906. We used to get Marathon bars up at the store at the Dells Camp Resort just outside of Wisconsin Dells. 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. chum gum was the best gum that i ever chewed.And its so sad that its gone for good. I also used to buy KitKats, BB Bats, 3-V Cola, licorice wound up like a small record, Turkish Taffy (with a stripe down the middle) and other glorious candy that is part of my St. Louis childhood memories. It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. :Don't dig that kinda crooning', chum :Don't dig that kinda croonin', chum 053 blood clot. I take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. 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. The absolute best bubblegum ever! I feel like my sanity has been restored! I can\t believe they discontinued these candy bars. !Not planning to eat them just wanted to have those wonderful memories in my own hand. Anyone remember Violets? How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. that is what me go to this link is it tasted so much like it. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. I cant live without them. Fleer was based in Philadelphia at the time. Where did those days go. Circa 1953. Gourmet childhood food. What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? Bring back. Thor was my favorite. Then head home. I found a box on Ebay from the 50s, but could not imagine eating something that old.lol. I fell in love with Chum Gum since 6th grade in '62.I agree with everyone's comments, but besides the great flavor, Chum Gum produced the best bubbles! I grew up in Wisconsin and we bought it all the time in the penny candy section of our neighborhood meat market. Thanks, Candy. Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. I too have yearnd for Chum Gum. It was so unique to chew. 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. 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. What a releif to hear from y'all. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. Our old homestead is under H2/0 so sad. Looked at the ingredients and they now have mixed in synthetic sweeteners and other crap. They were classic chewing gum and are missed! All of these candies, and so much more, can be found on CandyFavorites.com too! Chum Gum was the best. Yes those were the days! Remember the cinnamon toothpicks? They just don't know how good it was. Unfortunately, this didn't save Chum Gum from oblivion shortly after. I have talked about it all my life and people look at me like I'm crazy glad to see there are others out there that loved it too!!!!! I'm so happy it wasn't all a dream. If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! Oh, to smell those again! This company sold a stick, spearmint-flavored chewing gumnamed Chum Gum! I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. I'm from Denver Colo,and they sold it in a little food store down the street from my high school. Someone has to bring back Chum Gum!! My mouth's still watering, but that item's for external use only, a small tin of Heath & Henry cuticle cream, which was on sale as discontinued. I can't believe I found others who remember Chum Gum - my absolute favorite back in the 50's and 60's. Live in Indy, would walk past a neighborhood store on way to school bus stop, I always got some Chum Gum before getting on bus. I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. I guess I am showing my age(61 on 9/19/1947.) Mint humbugs were a British candy. Really wished they would make it again. Ate both pieces myself, amazing bubbles. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. Bummer! Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. Hands down, it was the best tasting gum ever. Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. Wish they'd bring it back. I also have searched for Chum Gum. Finally! nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. I see you are out of both. Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. I prefer the bigger size! I'm 53 and used to get Chum Gum at a place called the Huddle in Utica NY, along with a comic book. 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. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. The brand stopped producing Pure Rush energy drinks, South Beach Sunset, 14 Karot but continued . Stores thought buying it (wholesale) in bulk would generate bigger profits. I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. The good news is that memories remain. 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!!!!!! It was the best. OMG!! Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. I cant believe they stopped making CERTS Breath Mints. No comments | | | 0 No comments. I would today pay a dollar or two just to taste it again. A great piece of candy indeed! Delicious! No one did, until I found you here. 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. And we didn't worry about having sugar-free gum back then! I'm glad to see so many comments about Chum Gum, I started chewing it in the 50's. Dixie Rector. OMG how I miss Chum Gun, the best gum ever made. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC BROUGHT A PACK FROM A MARKET FEW YEARS AGO. Oh yes, good Lord, I thought I had lost my mind or was having hallucinations and here there's a whole club of people with the Chum Gum jones, just like me! 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. Nothing else compares! Do you know what company manufactured them? The Best Ever. We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. I am from lakewood California and always bought it from the liquor store accross the street from our hoiuse.I have looked for it in everystore i go into no one had it or knows what it is so sad. God! Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. The BEST candy bar on the planet! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very sorry that you have chosen to discontinue them. Now then there was this Gasthaus, or pub midway to Schweinfurt* that had their own brew that tasted so good we always tried to stop and buy a case or a few of. PLEASE. Please help I love them. In time, your gums become swollen and bleed easily. I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. Yesterday after my daughter's birthday dinner at Cracker Barrel, I happened upon that oh-so-delicious smell of Chum Gum in their store. Other people remember "Chum Gum" and the "Happy Hollisters" books. I bought it in St. Albans. 9 Natural Chewing Gums That Are Chemical-Free | Well+Good That's where I bought most of my Chum Gum. I still miss that gum and would pay alot of money to have more. , 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 mean there was really absolutely no reason for this response and I have never had an experience like that at a gas station before or since that one time. Unfortunately, from what we could find, it seems like Chum Gum fell out of the spotlight because so much focus was turned to Dubble Bubble by the company. If I'm not mistaken there was three pieces in a sleeve. Best gum ever made. I had chum gum all the time. We would split the money we got( .10 to .15 cents) and then hit the penny candy. Brand New. MY SIS AND I MISS IT. I was just thinking about Chum Gum. I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. 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. chum gum was the BEST! And where are Neccos??? They were relish!!! I did not know what the two piece penny gum was called. Tootsie Roll dropped the Fleer name from all former products, such as Dubble Bubble, after the buyout. We all stopped at the corner store on the way home from school each day and buy them.YUMMMMMM !! I WISH THEY WOULD BRING IT BACK.I HAVE NEVER TASTED ANOTHER GUM THAT EVEN COMES CLOSE TO THAT GREAT TASTE. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! I recently purchased some hair products and I kid you not it smelled just like Chum gum. Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. WILL CHCECK IT OUT AGAIN. It came in a 5-stick pack that was white with the words Chum Gum in Navy Blue with some red highlights on the pack. flavor and texture was completely amazing. http://cgi.ebay.com/CHUM-GUM-5-PIECES-VINTAGE-BUBBLE-GUM-FLEER-CHUM-GUM_W0QQitemZ300198065907QQcategoryZ35645QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBIDQQcmdZViewItem. anyway, just wanted to share. If there is anyone that reads this that knows the manufacturer's address or is it still being made please post a comment with the info! I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. the police found me at the local creek eating the chum gum. I wasn't tall enough to stand on the floor and play the machine. Old Clem would ask for "one thin dime" when you bought ten cents worth. . I remember eating them frozen at the South Park Swimming Pool on Corrigan Drive as a youngster. 4. 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. 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'. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. Elementary school. I cant help but think of those delicious little mint humbugs that my grandmother always gave me. You got 3 sticks for a penny. I loved it as a kid. Sure would like to but some it was the BEST. Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll. Geez Louise, how I LOVED Chum Gum. Now those were the days. They are/were sweet-tart kind of candy. And yes, just like someone before me said, right next to the hot dog gum. I have thought about that stuff off and on but, like most of you said, nobody else remembered it and I had almost convinced myself I had made it up. Fleer made it. They were oval in shape, had clear wrappers, and were fruit flavored. And I couldnt blame them!!!)