Wish someone would make it again. Chiclets Fruit Gum. I have looked everywhere including retro candy shops and couldnt find them. A Principal would be hung out to dry if he let children walk to the store while at school. In 2005, Fleer Company ended up declaring bankruptcy and they never bounced back as some companies do. Make Fish Chum - America Go Fishing The Old Time Candy Company, a business . The colors were red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. 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. I would walk down to the local store and buy all that I could get. Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! Like so many really cool products from the past, these most likely are gone for good. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. I am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. Chew on This: The History of Gum - HISTORY Sunflower seeds, banana popsickles and Chum Gum. So, it was very odd to me that after I had not had any Brachs Red Twists for several years had even forgot about them that I was at a Speedway Gas Station on the South Side of Bloomington, Indiana. Rob Lambert, thanks for all the info you have shared about this product. During this time, Fleer was near the end of producing Chum Gum due to lower demand. I was beginning to wonder if I was not remembering correctly. The real reason I'm writing is to respond to Sharlene from 4/24 who seemed to be struggling with the name of her favorite grape gum. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! I grew up in Chicago in the Lincoln Park area and bought it at a store called Nick's. I bought it in St. Albans. I have searched also for Chum Gum, funny no one I know remembers it either. I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. sure miss that gum tho. I can still remember the incomparable taste of that gum. 52chum. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. Has not been made in many years. Even my old class mates didn't remember it. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. WOW!!! 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. Does anyone remember Chum Gum? The only place I ever found Chum Gum. I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. They would make lots of money. In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! Bar none the greatest tasting gum ever. Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed. I cannot believe there are more chum gum lovers out there. The candy they make now sucks. Chiclets | OldTimeCandy.com Always had a stash of candy and gum to go back to the school. There is NOTHING on the market like it , what a hit they would be !! I remember going by Brookside, a Mom & Pop store, daily gong and coming from school. I have used them for more than 30 years. Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. I thought I was getting ripped off. They had a penny candy counter there and I ALWAYS bought Chum-Gum. i use to walk to my corner store and buy the individual sticks for a penny a piece. AT THE CORNER STORE WE WOULD BUY IT IN THE 60S. Hopefully, someone will purchase the rights to these iconic treats. Altoids more than most. Bring back. Like as in yesterday! CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! Somewhere there is the recipe in someone chest. I enjoyed them when I was a kid from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Cardboard like a real record. I'D BUY ALL HE HAD. I also remember Chum Gum. I talk about Chum Gum atleast once a month. Does anyone remember Chum Gum? - Answerbag It was the best. As to why, we are not sure. By the way Mack, if we're all losers what are you doing wasting your time reading our comments? At the time, I was about 3 or 4 years old. CVS is carrying it. In the 1950's/ 60' I used to buy Chum Gum in St. Louis - from a local confectionery (which is what we called small neighborhood stores). I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. In the 1990s, Skittles came in the form . As a Marine and later Army Officer I travelled the world but always keeping an eye out. I'm 53, I remember walking to the corner store at the age of 5 all by myself to buy the best gum ever!!!!!!! As to why we are not sure but we do address this in one of our web pages dealing with changing products. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. chum gum. Best ever gum. How sad the kids (and adults) will never know. I'm 54 and over the years have looked for Chum Gum. That was my favorite gum, with Chum Gum and Bazooka Joe a close second followed by mini-chiclets, I loved Chum Gum, we used to get recess and we were permitted to go to the little store called Brickers Penny Candy Store.Ah!!! The world's most popular autocomplete game. Its been around for years. 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. My wife and I were able to enjoy a couple of packages of Brachs Red Twists shortly after that. I am 69 and I also loved Chum gum. In my opinion it was the best gum out there. Chiclets Gum Memories I came from a very poor family. Did they change it or is my memory bad? I rember how my mouth started watering for that flavor from the Gods.I bought all they had,never to see or taste it again :.(. They were relish!!! I'm 58 and can remember getting it when I was little. Thriftys in Lynwood, Ca. or Best Offer. OMG! Bought them every year. Maybe it's a blood clot. I should be able to find them today. My childhood friend and I have been reminiscing about Chum Gum for 40 years now--truly the BEST gum EVER! about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. A group of us kids used to run across the interstate (Shhh! 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 have been craving Chum Gum for 50 years. Why oh why did they stop making it! 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! It never lost it's flavor and the smell was heavenly. Yes, I know that gum, my kids love it. Yes, yes, yes! PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! Fleer owned the market on bubble gum sports trading cards at the time. WE HAD CHUM GUM IN SC, TOO. CHUM GUM HAD A TASTE ALL IT'S OWN.I GREW UP ON IT. I remember the gum in pink too but blue was better!!! On sale, if you bought any ten Fleer penny gum products (Chum Gum included), the eleventh was free. Armilda. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. Can you bring it back ? Best taste I will never forget. Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. I miss the gum, or maybe everything about being a child in that time. Lick. Someone needs to get Fleer to either release the formula to a small batch candy maker or do some batches themselves! google_color_text = "000000"; Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. WILL CHCECK IT OUT AGAIN. I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. When I was 7or8 chum gum was 3 sticks for a penny. I bought all they had in stock. I grew up in Jacksonville,Florida and to this day can remember the smell and taste of it. Fleer made it. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. The tough chicken skin stays well on the hook. I grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennslyvania. And since someone mentioned shampoo - anybody remember the old egg wash shampoos?? Chum Gum was a Fleer exclusive, there were no past or present copycats out there. 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. Its a shame no candy company has the recipes for the best candy there ever was. 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. Would love to see this come back on the market! loved it in the 50's. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. Butternut candy bar. Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. Beets. What a great time to be a kid! So wish the Marathon candy bar was still around, one of my faves!, Its still around. In fact, when I started dating, I would make my date (whoever it was) bring me a bag of Chum Gum bubble gum when he picked me up. I am 58 and I recall it very well when I was in grade school. Oh so delicious. We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. the police found me at the local creek eating the chum gum. "Our new obsession." - TIME Life back then was beautiful. Oh my goodness! The flavor was indescribable, my favorite gum. Browse our massive selection to find classics or a new favorite! Please help I love them. I, too, am from Chicago, loved Chum Gum, and have friends who mostly have never heard of it. that is what me go to this link is it tasted so much like it. Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. It has brought a big smile to my face reading all these comments S8C. Here's a wild one! Someone has to bring back Chum Gum!! Glad to know I am not the only fan. Free returns. I wish they still made it--I would certainly buy it all the time. 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 grew up in Minnesota in the 70's and remember Chum Gum so well. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. I was and still would be my favorite. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. Never could find any. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. No one makes it today and no plans are to bring it back. anyway, just wanted to share. I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. BEST GUM EVER MADE. You could get bagfuls of all types of candy (remember the candy necklaces??)
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