Then head home. I am 63 and remember summer days walking a few blocks to the little mom and pop grocery store in my neighborhood in Tulsa with my friend or sisters to buy my Chum Gum. Made lots of spending cash buying Chum Gum by the case, while in Jr. High, and selling individually 4 for a nickle. I keep searching for alternatives, but they all fall short. I used to buy it at Allen's Grocery. Brock's (not Brach's) candy puffs (very soft, melt in your mouth candy balls) Bonkers Fruit Chews. My fellow chum gum lovers, I too always get strange looks when I speak of this gum. Then my dad told me a man probably empties his pocket change into a huge vat of peanuts. 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. Is this a temporary thing?. Chocolate Babies; Chocolite; Chum Gum; Clark Bars - discontinued when NECCO went out of business in 2018, but they are now available in a new format called Clark Cups. Also miss marathon bars.nothing today comes close! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. I'm almost 60 and sure wish I could chew a piece. I enjoyed Smith Brothers cough drops, licorice very much. We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. What a shame. (The Comrades reeeealy didnt like us for tearing up there countryside. I am 54 and still crave it after all these years. it tasted so good. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. 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. sure miss that gum tho. Certs. Best gum ever! Hmmm? I enjoyed reading folk's fond memories of this gumhopefully the recipe will be revived and on the shelves again! Yesterday after my daughter's birthday dinner at Cracker Barrel, I happened upon that oh-so-delicious smell of Chum Gum in their store. I would cut coupons and take them to the local independent grocery store who would pay you face value that was printed on them, up to a dollar per day, then I'd go to the 5 & dime and buy a dollar worth of candy. 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. Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. 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. Hi, I got married in 2005. But I remember it was blue. I used to buy it in my home town of Pine Ridge SD! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! My mouth is watering just thinking of those. Chum Gum was the best gum in the world. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. He would keep some in the freezer so you could have your choice of frozen or notthey were so good! I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. Any chance they will reintroduce Certs? I sure wish they still had it today (I'm 60 now), Used to get Chum Gum at a utopia for kids candy store called appropriately 'Paradise' in Groton CT. used to put used gum in the fridge so I could start over again in the morning.:). 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. 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. If you have reached this page, chances are, you searched for a candy that has been discontinued. I knew them as "sour grapes" in clear individual packaging with maybe a yellow print on it. :). I dont think any of these products were marketed as well as they could have been. CHUM GUM was the best! another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. Long lasting flavor and makes great bubbles. Please let us know if we have missed any and share your special memories with friends who understand. http://cgi.ebay.com/CHUM-GUM-5-PIECES-VINTAGE-BUBBLE-GUM-FLEER-CHUM-GUM_W0QQitemZ300198065907QQcategoryZ35645QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBIDQQcmdZViewItem. I would find it at Mary Long's grocery which was next to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Helmsburg, Indiana. Discontinued Candy - Candy Favorites Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. Free returns. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! I remember going by Brookside, a Mom & Pop store, daily gong and coming from school. ??? An aphrodisiac?? If we found an empty soda bottle, we would redeem it at Wright's market in Dansville, Ny for the 2 cents and buy some Chum Gum. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. This was the best gum ever. It was THE BEST!! Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. We used to get Marathon bars up at the store at the Dells Camp Resort just outside of Wisconsin Dells. I loved the stuff!! I grew up in Berwyn, IL and my sister and I lived on Chum Gum! 2. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). Xanthan and Guar Gum Are in Everything: Are They Bad for You? I chewed Chum Gum in the mid 60's. Rob Lambert, thanks for all the info you have shared about this product. Dentyne - Wikipedia I LOVED Chum Gum!! In the 1940s I used to buy penny candy. 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. Thank you! I am also a chum gum lover. Best wishes to all Chum Gum lovers! Grew up in what is now called Roscoe Village and had to pass Gus's Sweet Shop every day to and from school. My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. The wrapper was royal blue then, with blue gum, individually wrapped in white paper. I sure wish they still made it. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. 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. I know in some cases companies take over other companies and maybe the new companys equipment is not geared towards making a candy. Best Wishes, Albert Baroody. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! for .25 oh the good old days!! (The Good Old Days) As a child I was very frugal with my money. I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. I should be able to find them today. I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. i would really like for someone to bring back my favorite childhood gum. Flavor lasted and lasted. There are a few random ones available on ebay, but thats it. Please start making milkshake Candys bars again. I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. My sisters and I used to go to Johnnys market .. (kind of like a 7- 11)and buy it 2 sticks for a penny I LOVE the taste of that gum as well as a gum that was GrapeGum In a purple colored wrapper with yellow print on it I also remember Black jack ..Clove and Beemans ..Yummyyyyyy ! You can still order the Long Coconut boys and Squirrel Zippers online. OMG I cant believe all the others looking for chum gum, I agree the best ever. Adding to my previous comments: Anyone wanting Chum Gum to reappear should contact the Tootsie Roll Company (tootsieroll.com), which purchased the Fleer company in 2004. My mom would walk with us to the neighborhood candy store and we would purchase it along with turtles, bazooka joe bubble gum, Wish they would get the recipe and reintroduce it! 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. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. 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". She did that and explained that they had been discontinued. The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. It absolutely was the best bubble gum in the world. Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. That's where I bought most of my Chum Gum. Fleer Company eventually turned their focus to toys and trading cards but their Dubble Bubble brand remained strong. But, yes, Chum Gum was great. 52chum. 6. Maybe the makers of Chum Gum put a special ingredient to make us want it, kind of like cigarettes or something! They don't make em like they used to. It was the same candy as their maple nut goodies, only with chocolate on the outside instead of maple. i loved this gum. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. I grew up in Minnesota in the 70's and remember Chum Gum so 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. Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. The pie itself was pink, I think. Bubble Gum & Chewing Gum | Old Time Candy Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. Along with Banana Splits, they were true classics! My grandchildren get in my car and the first thing they say is Certs. google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. Do they still make Beechnut gum? IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. I live in San Fernando Valley, Calif. 1. I grew up in SW Michigan in the 60s. The wintergreen flavor is mellow, not too much like some sort of analgesic balm or Pepto Bismol. I am 58 and living in North Carolina grew up in New England, I been telling my friends down here about chum gum the best where can i buy this gum so I can show them and go back you a great gum. Also check out the other =Food of the 70s?> pages. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. As kids we loved it. One I believe was called Lollydrops. They would kill the market and make a lot of us so happy. They were clear squares with bubble gum in the center each individually wrapped in clear cellophane. I found a number 45078 but cant find the candy. Chum Gum was the bestused to get it at the store on the corner of Irving and Damen where Lincoln intersects in Chicago. You got 3 sticks for a penny. WHERE CAN I FIND CHUM GUM? Sadly, these were discontinued many . Yes those were the days! Fleer Please Bring It Back!! Best gum ever! Someone's got to get this gum produced again. Dubble Bubble was created by Fleer, through an employee who was named Walter Diemer. I cant believe they stopped making CERTS Breath Mints. The memory will fade. 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. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. i would rush home to see if i had gotten some cuz it was my fav flavor gum ever! I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! Bubble Gum Eggs from Arcor, Individually wrapped. Walked to the drug store and got 2 pieces for a penny and had the best flavor out there. This brings back sweet memories to me. was 3 sticks for a penny at first, went to 2 sticks, then 1 stick, and finally disappeared altogether. I stay on the look out at Cracker Barrel, but nothing yet. One stick was blue and one stick was pink. that is what me go to this link is it tasted so much like it. Is this something that is still available to get? DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? That one is still on the market today. I wish they would make it again. Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. 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 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. Yum! NOBODY remembers that gum except my grandmother who would buy it for my grandfather. Esters used in synthetic bubblegum flavoring may include methyl salicylate, ethyl butyrate, benzyl acetate, amyl acetate or cinnamic aldehyde.

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