I'm 66. Put gum base, citric acid, corn syrup and glycerin a bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Oh my gosh, I just read Kimberly sherwood post,and I thought I just ordered CHUM GUM to the tune on $7 a pack. I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. But couldn't say for sure how. Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. Wrigley recently secured a patent for a biodegradable gum. there is nothing in the world like chum gum. Liked Beemans Teaberry gum, too. Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. You can make some handy chum blocks doing this. Bought them every year. I thought people forgot the greatest gum ever! about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. Stir mixture and put back in for 5-10 seconds intervals until completely melted. The bubble gum was cheap with really great flavor that simply didnt last. I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! So glad I finally found someone who remembers it! I can smell it! Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. no one else seems to know what im talking about, so i'm glad I found this page. The candy bars they make now are so small and do not taste as good. I am looking for a candy from my youth called Pond Scum. google_color_bg = "E7F0EB"; As such, eating gluten-free products in some cases, products that may contain gums . I think there were 3 pieces for a penny. West Virginia at alot of different places! I think it came in clear plastic candy wrapper. I wish I could find it somewhere. flavor and texture was completely amazing. No one I know remembers it. Everyone I've ever mentioned it to has never heard of it. What's funny is that my dad, who had it as a kid, HATED it; even the smell of it bothered him. Not as good as Chum Gum, but still good memories. 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! My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. I grew up in Indio, Ca and remember buying Chum gum in the 60's. There are still wrappers that you can find online though, if the nostalgia is something that appeals to you. So sad that it can no longer be found. I truly miss it!!! If enough of us asked, perhaps it could happen. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Tooth decay (dental caries) also may result. Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. Is this a temporary thing?. I no longer have that special moment with them. Bet I could have a large market for it. Best ever - oh, to go back again! WHAT HAPPENED TO CHUM GUM? I grew up in Kansas city, Kansas and bought Chum Gum at Newits market in the penny candy section. Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! 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. fruit classic certs !!!!!!! I truly wish a gum/candy maker would reproduce this wonderful, delightful gum - I would love to introduce my grandchildren to it. So glad to find so many others who hold it dear like I do. It is owned by Mondelz International. As for Christmas Hard Candy Mix, we are currently sold out but expect to see them next year! I can't believe I found this site. Caroline above said she has never met anyone who remembers it. Oh, I bought my Chum Gum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. so much different than that plastic crap they call bubble gum now, With flavor that lasts for five minutes if you are lucky. In fact, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of The Topps Company, Inc., still produces Bazooka Gum to this day. i can still taste that gum, which had a flavor all it's own, sweet, peppery that still reaches me through the ages With THIS many people on a thread reminiscing about a childhood confection, think how many others are out there? Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. My grandparents have passed on and I would love to be able to relive memories of cinnamon certs with my grandmother. It can't hurt to try! I'm 43 YeArS OlDi hAvEn'T SeEn cHuM GuM/oR TaStEd iT SiNcE I WaS lIkE,sIx yEaR's oLd!! I agree with Dee, #8 from 1-14-15. Certs and my first granddaughter. Never been anything close to how good it was. The flavor lasted ALL DAY. And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. Elementary school. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. I think I actually came across some it just 3-4 years ago here in Houston. I cant help but think of those delicious little mint humbugs that my grandmother always gave me. I'm 59 now and smoke cigars. Many stores had Chum Gum available well into the mid 1970s, years after manufacturing ended. in the 60's,, and it is the best damn gum ever! I grew up in the 50's and use to sit on the river bank and blow away, while watching the St. Lawrence Seaway being built. Many candy manufacturers read our site, so there is a possibility of resurrecting your lost candy if enough comments are generated . Helen's Party Shop on the corner of St. Louis Ave & Hillman St carried it. I will post the link here when he sends it. My company was stationed 60 klicks from our battalion headquarters in Schweinfurt. I enjoyed them when I was a kid from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. !someone bring it back.wouldn't it be nice to reminisce the good old days?? it tasted so good. I bought grape and Black Jack gum and Sen Sens. I AGREE WITH EVERY ONE I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CHUM FOR MONTHS AND DECIDED TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE GUMS SITE BUT HAVENT ANY LUCK. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. 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 am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. 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 so comforting to know there are others who feel the same way. The gambler in me made me go for it but it never paid off. This was the best gum ever. It had the best aroma, flavor and texture of any gum ever. Was fun reading everybody's memories about Chum Gum and simpler, better times. Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. and the "record" was a piece of gum. I am also a chum gum lover. Loved Chum Gum. Don't remember the price. They were relish!!! For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Sad. 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. theres an emty spot in me. Someone else said that thosewere the carefree days when we had no problems and life was easy. The entire beetroot is edible including the leaves which contain loads of vitamin A, calcium, iron and potassium. I found a box on Ebay from the 50s, but could not imagine eating something that old.lol. 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. Since you haven't heard from anyone from Iowa yet, I just had to write. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. Thank you! Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. where can i get this great gumnothing compares. Two sticks for a penny. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. I am so glad so many other people remember that gum. When I was 7or8 chum gum was 3 sticks for a penny. Interesting comments on Chum GumThanks for the history Rob Lambert. I would encourage everyone to email the company to try and bring this gum back. I am so happy I found this page. //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. Please bring it back. I am 47 yrs. My mouth is watering just thinking of those. Mint Juleps and Banana Splits were both made by NECCO who, sadly, went out of business. And Blow. I remember buying Chum Gum in the middle 50's. 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. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. The refreshing chewing gum with the savory flavor of ground fish entrails. The company was founded in 1938 and has been churning out bubble gum ever since. I was a kid in Winston-Salem NC and now I'm 54 and I can vividly remember the taste of Chum Gum. 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. 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. Two for a penny. Now Im grown and have the cash to buy these products in quantity. I'm so happy it wasn't all a dream. chum gum was the BEST! The bubbles were incredible. The Fleer name is now owned by a company known as Upper Deck, who had previously made a huge offer to the company and had been declined. In fact, I realized that I have had chicken bones candy; and while it does include coconut, there is also a peanut butter inclusion. . My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. Top Rated Plus. I too remember Chum Gum and just like some of you when I mention it to people they look at me like I'm crazy. What a shame. 1 cup equals. The gum itself was Hot Pink in color and had the most unique flavor. While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. I'm 53, I remember walking to the corner store at the age of 5 all by myself to buy the best gum ever!!!!!!! Why do they always discontinue the best items just to make room for bs items that dont even taste good at all. Fleer should bring it back. click here to shop the thousands of candies, Beccas Brilliant Candy Blogs, Round 2: Begin, https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories, https://www.candyfavorites.com/blog/is-it-really-goodbye-necco-may-close-its-doors/. Please bring back the Milkshake candy bars again. I would stop at the corner drug store and load up. Chewed it daily growing up in Youngstown, OH during the 60's. They have never heard of it. I want more. 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 !!!! I'm still friends with some of the people that grew up with me. It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. I don't understand how many gum companies there are and no one makes it. 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! It would be great if one of the candy companies could duplicate that great flavor. i would really like for someone to bring back my favorite childhood gum. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. I grew up in Greeley Colo. The stick would break up in pieces with a couple of bites and took some time to combine into one piece. 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. Yes, I know that gum, my kids love it. A few years later I did more extensive research and found out that someone in another country like Switzerland or France or Somewhere over there purchased the recipe for Brachs Red Twist and is just sitting on it. Not blue. Im 55 and I still look for Chum gum everywhere. //2007-06-05: inthe70s In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. 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. Sometimes I can still smell it. :Don't dig that kinda crooning', chum :Don't dig that kinda croonin', chum 053 blood clot. Have never chewed a better bubble gum since. 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! I love Chum Gum. I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1950's. But they were GOOD! Anyone remember sputnik gum? It absolutely was the best bubble gum in the world. I had a collection of about 15 though. Now I would pay 2 sticks for a buck if I could find it. Popped it hours. Wish I could offer a better answer and havent seen this product in many years. I loved Chum Gum :-). for .25 oh the good old days!! Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. $19.95. For some reason, whenever I eat Double Bubble gum, I remember Chum Gum. Bring nack our childhood memories. Glad to know there are others who remember as well. Bubble gum flavor. One of his first bubble gum creations was Blibber Blubber, which came out in 1906. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. But I'd rather chew Chum Gum. 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. It's the only treat that really stands out in my memories of childhood, except maybe Sugar Daddy's. The brand stopped producing Pure Rush energy drinks, South Beach Sunset, 14 Karot but continued . Miss it. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! I kid you not. in order to get me int othe chair, he would coax me with either an Altoid or a Cert Spearmint. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. im 57 and i well remember the taste and texture of the world's greatest gum. Chum Gum was made by Fleer. Studies show that guar gum may lower blood sugar. (November 2022) A package of Dentyne Classic gum Dentyne Chewing Gum ad on a Model 63 Closed Delivery Wagon by Pope Waverley electrics in 1907 Dentyne ( / dntin /) is a brand of chewing gum available in several countries globally. I've been looking for it for years!! Even my old class mates didn't remember it. Maybe one day! I got to this page searching for Milkshake Bars. Do u have them ? What a great ideawhy don't we [all] start a revolution and surely some company out there will duplicate the stuff and make us all happy. I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. But, yes, Chum Gum was great. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. Altoids more than most. I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! I am 56 and have grandkids. I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. I enjoyed Smith Brothers cough drops, licorice very much. They were in a white pack that blue writing with individual pieces. We all stopped at the corner store on the way home from school each day and buy them.YUMMMMMM !! Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. We also used Dippity Doo on our hair and Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific! The old ad piece may still be availablebelieve it was around $15. Can you bring it back ? Chum Gum was the best! Hi Noon candy bars were my favorite candy back in the mid fifties. 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. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC BROUGHT A PACK FROM A MARKET FEW YEARS AGO. I have never tasted a gum that compared. This was good stuff. It was sooooooo good!! 2. I am 62 years old and would buy chum gum in a drug store in Argo, Illinois. I used to lick the white off and then put the gum in my mouth. I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. 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! White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. ANSWER 0 peterpam ANSWERS: . CHUM GUM WAS THE BEST GUM IN THE WORLD TO ME,I WAS BORN IN CHICAGO AROUND 47TH STREET,I USE TO SNEAK INTO THE REGAL HIDE UNDER THE CURTAIN AND WATCH THE GREATS PERFORM,WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER I WOULD GO TO THE CORNER STORE AND GET MY CHUM GUM,BOX OF FRIUT COCKTAILS AND MINT JULIPS,I NEVER KNEW PEOPLE HAD BAD BREATH WHEN THEY WERE CHEWING CHUM GUM,SO SOMEONE PLEASE BRING IT BACK, THE ORIGINAL FLAVOR NO SHORT CUTS PLEASE.THE KIDS TODAY MISSED OUT ON THE GOOD STUFF. people also thought i was crazy whenever i would ask if anyone remembered this wonderful product. In my opinion it was the best gum out there. WOW!!! My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. I too loved Chum Gum and have searched to no avail,but find Big League Chew very close if not the same. it was the best texture and best tasting gum. However, we know a lot about bubble gum as a whole. Five sticks in a cardboard box for five cents. Make it again, Fleer! Butternut candy bar. His company originally began in 1885 and unfortunately, it went bankrupt in 2005. !I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT TASTES LIKE BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE TASTE OF THE GRAPE GUM THEY USED TO MAKE. 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. I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. In the first, or second paragraph, I said that what I was looking for (and believe that may be discontinued- whatever its name was) may have at one time been called chicken bones. it was a hot cinnamon flavored gum, I think it was made by the same company. On sale, if you bought any ten Fleer penny gum products (Chum Gum included), the eleventh was free. Chum gum was my favorite. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). I agree- Best Gum Ever! When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. They didn't have any, but, it was a good time anyway. CandyFavorites sells the Long Coconut Boys, Squirrel Nut Zippers and I think the original Mary Jane Candy.