I grew up in Jacksonville,Florida and to this day can remember the smell and taste of it. 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. some one must have a stash somewhere! When my Mom passed away, my sister and I were recalling the days when we were kids and unbelievable, but we spoke about the Chum Gum and how we'd fight over that dang stuff! Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! Looked at the ingredients and they now have mixed in synthetic sweeteners and other crap. The colors were red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. I grew up in Chicago in the 1950's and chum gum was and still is the BEST tasting gum I've ever tried. It brings back memories for me! Can't believe so many people remembered that great tasting gum. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. 1 cup equals. 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. 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. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? . The crocadile did the commercial. Wish some bright kid could come up with formala for it!Q, For years I have inquired about this gum not remembering the name and I finally found out! 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. We too wish they would come back! I,m 67 and can still taste it. Almost everyone is sold out of these products and any that would remain would be expired. I bought a pack of 5 sticks once a week and chewed one on each school day. Looking for Chum Gum for a friend of mine who will be celebrating a special BD in August and wants to find it. Directions. 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. Does anyone know of anywhere that these retro bars can be found? Do they still make them? The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. 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 53 and used to get Chum Gum at a place called the Huddle in Utica NY, along with a comic book. And also does any one remember the sputnik gum - round blue gumball with sugar coating? Wish they would bring it back. Does anyone know? I LOVED Chum Gum!! They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. Top Rated Plus. I also could not find anyone who seem to remember it. OH BOY I REMEMBER THIS GUM.IT WAS THE BEST EVER. I can smell it! Its hard to love when you know that if you love they may be discontinued. 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.:). Required fields are marked *. The following are comments left about Chum Gum from site visitors such as yourself. I am 62 years old and would buy chum gum in a drug store in Argo, Illinois. Its called the Curly wurly. I feel like my sanity has been restored! They were a white mint with a green jelly center. My experience was in the 50's and 60's, though. I really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. CVS is carrying it. I loved the blue gum all, the grape and the sour apple. Chiclets History Adams developed Chiclets over a century ago and it quickly became known as the candy coated gum. I remember the taste and smell so well. Always had a stash of candy and gum to go back to the school. There has never been before or after that is better that Chum Gum. 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. And what Im in search of does not have that. Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). Fleer made it. google_color_link = "A74403"; Tell me I didn't just pay $16.75 for two pieces of GUM>>>>. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. 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. I wish they still made it. We have a novelty candy store in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It had a good taste, but the flavor was gone quickly. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. So it's pricy but it's out there. By the way Mack, if we're all losers what are you doing wasting your time reading our comments? I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; Most assuredlythe best tasting gum everreminded me of Yank Bubble Gum. Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. Glad to see I'm not the only one that love it! I am 65 years old and I can still taste and smell Chum Gum. have looked for it for years. Do you know what company manufactured them? There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. It was the best. I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. I grew up in Minnesota in the 70's and remember Chum Gum so well. 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. Nothing compares to the flavor of Chum Gum! Might be a big hit again. Not the artificial stuff they call cinnamon now, but actual ground cinnamon. I retired as a pastor. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. i was born in chicago raised in sw michigan and Ive been looking for chum gum for a long time.. Nothing else compares! Of the many penny candies we bought, we also bought Chum Gum. ANSWER 0 peterpam ANSWERS: . Fleer needs to start making it again. Are clorets still available? Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. 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! Sure miss the 50's and the way things were. Good times :). :-). Then my dad told me a man probably empties his pocket change into a huge vat of peanuts. I'm 56 and Chum Gum was my favorite down here in Louisiana. AAhh.the good old days, when gum actually had sugar in it. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. I grew up in Kansas city, Kansas and bought Chum Gum at Newits market in the penny candy section. I've asked so many people if they ever heard of it and they think I'm nuts. Very spicy. altoids Tangerine sours. I never googled chum gum and just did. Per "oldtimecandy.com, the company that made Chum Gum (they don't confirm who the manufacturer was) discontinued it. Let us all write Tootsie Pop and request its return. Homemade Bubble Gum | Imperial Sugar Most of them you can find in oldtimecandy.com which is referenced on this page. I am so glad I found this website. I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. They were soft like Starburst and they featured an inner flavor and an outer flavor. In the 1940s I used to buy penny candy. I cant live without them. The bubbles were incredible. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. Does anyone remember them? You made my day :-). I wish they still made it. Chum gum ruled. And I couldnt blame them!!!) And only A PENNY! We would drag our wagon all over town!!! 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. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. Fleer made Dubble Bubble into the 2000's but sold to Tootsie who now makes it. We used to turn in soda bottles so we could buy it. another favorite of mine is the ATOMIC FIRE BALLS. Have you ever heard of these. People used to say Who has Chum Gum? Sore gums may indicate gingivitis or peridontitis, which need to be examined by a dentist. Everybody write to Fleer and get them to bring back 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. I sure wish they still made it. Does anyone know what company produced the milkshake bars. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! it was a hot cinnamon flavored gum, I think it was made by the same company. Really the last Gas station in Bloomington, IN on South Walnut before you get to Highway 37/69. it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. sure miss that gum tho. Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. I loved Chum Gum!! 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. 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. Put gum base, citric acid, corn syrup and glycerin a bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! The gum itself was Hot Pink in color and had the most unique flavor. I recall the sugar coated blue gum! No one makes it today and no plans are to bring it back. The best GUM ever made. As so many people mentioned, bring back the good old days. They disappeared quite a long time ago. Chum Gum was great. 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! Best gum ever! Xylichew 100% Xylitol Chewing Gum - Non GMO, Non Aspartame, Gluten Free, and Sugar Free Gum - Natural Oral Care, Relieves Bad Breath and Dry Mouth - Fruit, 60 Count 60 Count (Pack of 1) 1,028 Save 10% $988 ($0.16/Count)$11.02 Lowest price in 30 days FREE delivery Wed, Jan 25 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon Options: 5 sizes Climate Pledge Friendly Bought Chum Gum at Rapid Mart in phoenix, az in the 50's and 60's. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. What I wouldn't give for one stick! Ahhhhh, the good ol' days! CandyFavorites sells the Long Coconut Boys, Squirrel Nut Zippers and I think the original Mary Jane Candy. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. As such, eating gluten-free products in some cases, products that may contain gums . 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. It was made by Fleer. Why oh why did they stop making it! So wish the Marathon candy bar was still around, one of my faves!, Its still around. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. It very well could have set the stage for that soft, pink bubble gum we all know and love. A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. Can you bring it back ? 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 !!!! Me and my sister would collect empty soda bottles becaus you got a penny a piece return on them. I got to get it every weekend at the skating rink in Cleveland they charged 2 sticks for a 5cents. Hi, I am in Florence SC, and would Ike to find some of these new Unicorn Candy Corn in fruit flavors. Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! It is the best bubble gum ever made. Yes, I know that gum, my kids love it. I am 45 and wish i had some right now. However, being his 'baby', he bought it for me that first time I saw it. I bought Chum Gum back in the sixties too. Frozen Milkshake bars. thanks to all of you. Not blue. And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. 52chum. Loved it!!!1. Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. What a releif to hear from y'all. It used to come in different colors as well, not only pink but blue and green and I swear once I remember yellow. Best ever - oh, to go back again! They may have been a Charms product, the company who makes Blowpops.. I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. 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. Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. I was only seven back then, but anytime the subject turns to candy when we were kids, Chum Gums were the first youd hear from me! Waaaaah! Best gum ever! Here's one for you how about Chum Gums little brother "RED DEVIL GUM" as I recall it was sweet and spicy. Everyone I talk to has a memory of eating certs with their grandparents or a great aunt/uncle. Remember the gum in those cards? I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. From 1963, a newspaper ad for the Racine, Wis., Neisner Bros. variety store (5c to $1.00). Loved chum gum I Remember you would get 2 pieces for a penny!! Bill. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! 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. Who made itm anyway, Fleer? Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies. But I'd rather chew Chum Gum. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. There are still wrappers that you can find online though, if the nostalgia is something that appeals to you. Free returns. Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. The packaging was very similar to Charms Squares which were fruit flavored squares, but no gum in them. Wow! Used to lick the powder off each piece before I chewed it for hours! I bought all they had in stock. I was in my teens the best time of my life. I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Mary's, Pa at Johnson's Market, next to the Market Basket grocery store. Mint Juleps and Banana Splits were both made by NECCO who, sadly, went out of business. My mom went to put the clothe in thee dryer and came back and sat down in the chum gum again and got stuck again also so funny. I miss Bonkers. Cause it taste good and it freshen up your breath. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. So sad. It was the best gum ever made. So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. I loved eating them with my popcorn at the theater Nothing seems to come close to these. always had that powder coating on it. I wish I could find it somewhere. That wasn't the case with Black Cat Bubble Gum. Glad to hear there are others of you who remember with me. Chum gum lovers - You can make it yourself - no need to wait for someone to do it for you. Best gum EVER!!!! Oh, and I'm also from the great windy city of Chicago! I agree, chum gum was the best. The commercial used to feature fruit falling throug the ceiling and landing on people making them go bonkers. It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. Also got a lot of teachers upset. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. History says that Chum Gum was produced from 1950 to exactly 1971.