I've never forgotten how wonderful the taste was. That one is still on the market today. I'm using my nickname as a kid because Chum Gum takes me back to my childhood! in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! Bring back. 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. :Can't be his heart, then. I am missing one of my all-time favorite candies. Also, a similar store in Gettysburg Pa sells these old-time treats. Reply Jonah Half February 28, 2019 at 12:35 pm. I take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. 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. Sadly, these were discontinued many . 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. They were real memories. No one has ever heard of it except the 5 of us now. Best gum EVER!!!! I am so happy I found this page. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. fruit classic certs !!!!!!! I brought it up at work and NO ONE knew what I was talking about!! You made my day :-). Don't remember the price. I loved it as a kid. what great memories. Its hard to love when you know that if you love they may be discontinued. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. If a macaron and a rice krispies treat had a nougat filled and white chocolate enrobed baby with a colorful pink and purple white chocolate drizzle that would be pretty darn close! I also came across Dem Bones, which are no longer in production, as an older Brachs item. I see racks in some stores that are bribing back old time candies, but never Chum Gum. 33 years had passed from when Fleer discontinued it (1971) to when Tootsie Roll bought out Fleer (2004). Please start making milkshake Candys bars again. No one I know remembers it. I loved chum him it was really best gum in my childhood every time is go to cracker barrel and see them about the chum gum but they seem to be clueless I wish we all can find the candy company to see for they can find the original ingredient to ale ch gum and put it back on the market nothing taste the same anymore not even kits and maryjane, I was in a small south eastern colo. town in 1978 and saw that dark blue wrapper. It never lost it's flavor and the smell was heavenly. Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . Bought it from woolworths in the penny candy section. I used to go and buy them by the box. I also have looked for Chum gum for years. 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. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. Fleer?Are you listening ? It has brought a big smile to my face reading all these comments S8C. Now those were the days. I did find a source at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg NY. If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. Reminds me of camping. Do u have them ? Anyone out there who remembers this product, or where it might be still available? Sure wish they would make this gum again!The Best Gum Ever! Cause it taste good and it freshen up your breath. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. Pam: The original maker of Chum Gum was Fleer. I grew up on a street in the LA area in the 60s and 70s. We used to get it in a little ice cream store called Shorty Simms in Abingdon, Il. After reading all these stories on Chum Gum, I want some now!!! Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. My brother and I lived in Riggs Park, Washington DC in the 1950s, and remember buying Chum Gum on a mobile grocery bus. OK Soda (History, Marketing & Commercials), Yorkie Bar (History, Flavors & Commercials), Click here for a full A-Z list of Snacks and Candy, VINTAGE CANDY CO. 1970s RETRO CANDY GIFT BOX - 70s Nostalgia Candies - Flashback SEVENTIES Fun Gag Gift Basket - PERFECT '70s Candies For Adults, College Students, Men or Women, Kids, Teens. Wish someone would make it again. I was just thinking about Chum Gum. 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. Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. It was the BEST gum ever. The assets were liquidated for creditor repayment and even the Fleer name was auctioned off with several other holdings. I would give anything to have a "chew" once again! How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. I wish they still made it--I would certainly buy it all the time. And the square cinnamon suckers? There has never been before or after that is better that Chum Gum. I can not believe all of these comments, I wish I could find this gum it smells and tastes so good. Miss it. )..wont buy Brachs candy corn this Halloween. 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'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! Now all we need is the ingredients. I'm 57 and loved Chum Gum, Dots, Wax tubes filled with syrup, Black Cows, baseball cards, candy cigarettes, paper straws filled with Kool-Aid type power and many more great candies. :). Barney-Google Maps wouldnt co-operate for a finer search.). Then went to 2for .01 . LOL And I would be crazy enough to pay a dollar for 2 pieces I really liked it! I've been looking for it for years!! I asked some of my friends do they remember the gum and they tell me they have never heard of it. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. 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! 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. Yes those were the days! Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). ANSWER 0 peterpam ANSWERS: . Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. I no longer have that special moment with them. Bubble Gum Eggs from Arcor, Individually wrapped. Oh how I wish they would bring it back! I prefer the bigger size! You can still find Dubble Bubble on the market today but you dont find Chum Gum. I got my chum gum at my friends grandmothers store, that had every peen candy that was ever made. 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. No comparison today. For 5 cents I could get a candy bar and 2 packages of Chum Gum. Once in a while I will smell something that reminds me of it. I still remember the red two stick gum. MY HUSBAND AND I USE TO BUY CHUM GUM IN THE SIXTIES IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA THIS WAS THE BEST GUM I'VE EVER TASTED. At the time, I was about 3 or 4 years old. Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. Time to stand up and her butt went up for a few inches and stopped and she tried again and now four times later she realized her butt in stuck to her seat and hear I'M STUCK and she looks at me and said Joey mommy stuck can you help mommy stand up from her seat so I helped her and she had chum gum all over her butt. Oh, to smell those again! What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? I remember well the days of my youth going to the Index Five and Dime Store over my grade school lunch hour and purchasing Chum Gum it was the bomb. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. in order to get me int othe chair, he would coax me with either an Altoid or a Cert Spearmint. If not treated, gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. Tooth decay (dental caries) also may result. Chum gum was my favorite. I grew up in Dothan, Al. As time passed she reach in and take the roll, all it did was put a smile on our faces. We both wshed we could find it you think the owner of Fleer products would read this site! I loved them. I love this site. I,m 67 and can still taste it. They were the best frozen and fresh. I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite. I remember when my mom wear her blue relaxed lee jeans and her candies high heels sandals an awesome look. I hope they get so many comments of people wanting them around again and they make the decision to sell them again. 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. The BEST penny candy counter ever. Ithought I was the only person that miss this gum I lived in Palo Alto,California and use to buy it at the corner store Garden Supermarket, Boy that was the best bubble gum ever. 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. Would love to find some BIZ!! Fleer owned the market on bubble gum sports trading cards at the time. For .12 cents, I could buy a comic book, a fountain cherry or vanilla coke and a pack (2 sticks ) of chum gum. I bought a pack of 5 sticks once a week and chewed one on each school day. The gum itself was Hot Pink in color and had the most unique flavor. We paid $10.00 for a piece but it was well worth it to see her reactions!!! But Chum gum is the best tasting gum in the world. Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! Used to buy mine at the local 7 Eleven in the Philadelphia area. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT CAME IN THE SAME SHAPE PACKAGING AS BEEMAN'S OR BLACKJACK. I grew up in Buffalo New York, and my brother and I would always go to the corner store just for Chum gum. In 1928, a Fleer employee named Walter Diemer finally devised a successful formula for the first commercial bubble gum, dubbed Dubble Bubble. Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. In fact, they have expanded the product range from just Bazooka Original. In fact, as explained by Chewing Gum Facts, Thomas Adams, creator of the brand Chiclets, is considered one of the founders of the chewing gum industry. I'm 57 yrs old and remember this well. :-). Running to the corner store just south of Chicago in Midlothian Il. Fleer Company eventually turned their focus to toys and trading cards but their Dubble Bubble brand remained strong. I am a 60's kid from Indiana.I am happy to find others who recall Chum Gum. We would get a couple of pennies and walk about a half mile to buy some. Chum gum lovers - You can make it yourself - no need to wait for someone to do it for you. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. I remember going by Brookside, a Mom & Pop store, daily gong and coming from school. I think I may be the only one who remembers these! Two sticks for a penny. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. 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. What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? Used to be able to get it at ONE and only one ice cream place in Virginia. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. chum gum was the best gum that i ever chewed.And its so sad that its gone for good. I love you, my fellow chums!!!! I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. $9.99. Where did those days go. I'D BUY ALL HE HAD. Ive reminisced about Chum Gum since 1958. I was in my teens the best time of my life. I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. My kid, grandkids & great-grandbaby will miss one of the greatest flavors of life without it. Hi, years ago, there was a candy by Brachs called chocolate nut goodies. 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. Most of the time it was all chum gum for me. I remember chum gum from the fifties, Allens grocery,in Ault Colorado, was my source. Let us all write Tootsie Pop and request its return. They may have been a Charms product, the company who makes Blowpops.. [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . The Sunday Milwaukee (WI) Journal had a supplemental ad section for Treasure Island, a discount chain store operating as a lower-budget retailer under the JC Penney umbrella. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! Blood clot, blood clot. Too bad they don't make this anymore. Guar gum and other types of gums are types of "gluten replacers," says Frontiers in Nutrition helping to retain the qualities of bread and similar products while eliminating gluten from the ingredients. Wish they'd make it, along with Seven Up candy bars today. Chum Gum ROCKS!!!! I am looking for those childhood Raspberry Dollars !!! Glad to see I'm not the only one that love it! i grew up in grand forks,n.d. . Unfortunately, the manufacturer discontinued all flavors of Certs. They have never heard of it. I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. As to why, we are not sure. It's oldtimecandy.com. Does anyone know what company produced the milkshake bars. Certs I miss you but I have tons of memories. People think I am making up the name. Required fields are marked *. As to why we are not sure but we do address this in one of our web pages dealing with changing products. PLESE BRING THIS GUM BACK. And whatever happened to Welches Fudge bars? Made lots of spending cash buying Chum Gum by the case, while in Jr. High, and selling individually 4 for a nickle. Bill and the station, like the great taste of Chum Gum, are but Precious Memories now. I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. Used to love them! I'd get a small vanilla or cherry coke for 7 cents (the best also) from the fountain and boxes of jujubes. Bought it at the corner market. We have got to find this gum, It had the best flavor I have ever had in a gum. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. 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 Wish it would be back in the market. I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. As someone said, the flavor didn't last long but the gum had so much elasticity and blew the best bubbles ever. Omg.nothing compares.I am 50 and remember Chum Gum was the best ever.I remember sneaking into my mother's purse and taking it.Brings back lots of fond memories. Sponsored. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. WE HAD CHUM GUM IN SC, TOO. (The Comrades reeeealy didnt like us for tearing up there countryside. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. As a child in the mid fifties I discovered it at Glazners Market in Carrollton Texas (a Dallas suburb). It is the best bubble gum ever made. jas. With the popularity of dark chocolate I would think that the Hollywood Candy Bar would have a huge following now Cant some company get the recipe and please bring it back. It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. to the park and ballfields east of there. Bub's Daddy bubble gum ropes. Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll. We would drag our wagon all over town!!! Yum. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! From 1970, Fleer began selling Chum Devil Gum. thanks to all of you. Is Chum Gum even made any longer? Tasty and unique, I'm 10 years old just thinking about it. Wish I could get the recipe and have it made again. They still sell it in Tn, Al, and Ga at walmart and most grocery store and gas stations. I wish they wouold make Chum gum again .. and bring back those Old memories My recollection is that Chum Gum was manufactured by the Curtiss Candy Company, the same folks who made Baby Ruths and Butterfingers. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. Also miss marathon bars.nothing today comes close! Fleer was based in Philadelphia at the time. Fleer made the Chum Gum and it is now discontinued. I CAN STILL TASTE IT! +$12.55 shipping. google_color_link = "A74403"; Please correct me if Im wrong, I was little back then, and its what I had imagined it was. I miss it so much. That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. In the interim, why not share your memories of a favorite NECCO product. King size bottles were worth 5 cents!!!! Wow those were the days! Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. Bubblicious Cherry Cola flavor. My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. P Pam Bush 451 followers More information Chum Gum. I was going to Lake Jr high school back in the day and I always bought it everyday after school. 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. The only place I ever found Chum Gum. No one that I know remembers this gum..can't figure that out! We couldn't but it at Chalks store we had to go a little further down the street to Hans Variety to get it. I am 60 and like to think the best times are still here, just being alive and healthy. I love Chum Gum!! This was good stuff. CVS is carrying it. I'd buy fifteen sticks for a nickel from the corner store outside Riley Elementary in Muncie, Indiana. My company was stationed 60 klicks from our battalion headquarters in Schweinfurt. She moved to Scotland recently and is missing teeth like crazy, so I wanted to send her some replacement chicklets but cant find them anywhere?? Hmmm. We got to keep the change and bought--Chum Gum. The best GUM ever made. Good bye Chum Gum. Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. Sixty years old and still wishing that I had a piece of chum gum. Chew one and give one to a Chum. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. Hard to imagine that a candy company didnt bring them back Hmmm. I'm 70, lived in Fisher Illinois and chewed it in 4th grade in 1954 and beyond. it tasted so good. In my opinion it was the best gum out there. I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Mary's, Pa at Johnson's Market, next to the Market Basket grocery store. I thought people forgot the greatest gum ever! It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. When White Front was around. Im trying to remember the name of a candy from the past. Phase please please fruit as I have ate for 25 year ! Tasted great, too! Christmas Candy Coal - Gummy Coal. I would sure like a piece right now. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was! I have looked for it for years. They lost sight of a historical favorite and it eventually was no longer popular or desired on the market. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Wish I had some right now! But Chum Gum was the best. Anyone remember sputnik gum? ___ But I bother to write because at 19 in 1975 I was stationed in Deutschland in Bamberg, Bavaria in a Hawk Missile Unit. there is nothing in the world like chum gum. I would find it at Mary Long's grocery which was next to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Helmsburg, Indiana. Fleer was stingy in budgeting for advertising, limited mainly to comic books and little TV play. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AND WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE NOW??? PLEASE!!! flavor and texture was completely amazing. Wish it was still made. I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. Adams has brought back Clove, Beemans and Black Jack. The stick would break up in pieces with a couple of bites and took some time to combine into one piece. Here's a wild one! I wish it would come back. delicious flavors especially banana. I've NEVER run across anything similar to that in all my years. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. And what Im in search of does not have that. It was a time when a guy would come with a truck and sell fruits and vegetables and my Mother would run out like all the other ladies and stock up for the week. We got our Chum Gum at Bill Meadow's Gulf gas station in Colbert, GA. 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!!!!! MY SIS AND I MISS IT. Do they still make beemans gum? My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. I found this particular page 'cause I was looking for references to gum that was made into little record albums. I would bring it to school in the sixties I am 57 now and that gum was damn good! 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. Not only was it the best deal and best tasting, I loved the smell so much I would buy it and keep it in my room as a kid!! Used to get that from the Helms Bakery Truck that used drive thru the neighborhood in the mornings. They are no where near the quality of texture and taste that were the Brachs Red Twist. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. Do you know if they still make them, and if so, how I could get some? Chum gum was the best!!! We used to turn in soda bottles so we could buy it. Rauls corner store on the west side of Chicago was my supplier! No one I talk to remembers Chum gum, I loved it. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. Did they change it or is my memory bad? 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. Chum Gum was owned and produced by Fleer Company from 1950 to 1971. As a Marine and later Army Officer I travelled the world but always keeping an eye out. I feel like my sanity has been restored! Sadly, they have been discontinued as they were part of the NECCO line that disappeared when the company went bankrupt. For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called "Chum Gum". Would love to see it come back, at least for a trial year or two. I can still almost taste it. The colors were red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. the flavor was unique. I loved this gum! Some gum connoisseurs might know that Fruit Stripe gum used to be made by Beech-Nut. Fleer needs to start making it again. I don't even chew gum now. They didn't have any, but, it was a good time anyway. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. 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. I loved chum gum as a kid in D.C. I am 63 (10/21/45) and have never forgotten my all time favorite chewing gum. //2007-06-05: inthe70s I bought it in Alabama in the 50's and oh how I wish they would make it again!!! I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. Your email address will not be published. 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. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store We would put two pieces in at one time. and the "record" was a piece of gum. The gambler in me made me go for it but it never paid off. I'm 59 now and smoke cigars. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). OMG I cant believe all the others looking for chum gum, I agree the best ever. When it comes to stocking one of the largest selections of wholesale retro and nostalgic candy, Blair Candy knows the favorites you miss or the treats you can't wait to discover. I grew up in Batavia, NY (60's-70's) and there was a corner candy store on Ross St. where we would return bottles for the deposit and buy Chum Gum, the tastiest gum ever. Frank Fleer was very young when he decided to start creating bubble gum. That was the "Good Ole Days". 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'. 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. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! Chum Gum.what a sweet memory. Chew. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; Garlic and Chicken Skin. Heres a link to a section of our blog that deals with exactly that https://www.candyfavorites.com/blog/is-it-really-goodbye-necco-may-close-its-doors/, Wacky Wafers! Not blue. Bummer! No one makes it today and no plans are to bring it back. I loved Chum Gum! I just discovered a new productBlowpop Minis.disk shaped fruit flavored candy(same flavors as original Blowpops) with gum in the center. There is NOTHING on the market like it , what a hit they would be !! Heidi: Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll, which bought out Fleer, and only sells the ex-Fleer product of today: Double Bubble. I grew up in the Boston area and we would buy this at the penny-candy store. I love it! We were in heaven when we found those. We miss the memories that are brought back with the familiar smell and taste. Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . I remember 3 sticks for a penny.

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