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. I was a kid in Winston-Salem NC and now I'm 54 and I can vividly remember the taste of Chum Gum. It was simply the best gum ever some one should bring this gum back. I'm amazed at how many people actually know about it. I got my chum gum at my friends grandmothers store, that had every peen candy that was ever made. I was under 10 years old at the time (I am 50 now) and I fell in love with it! I'm using my nickname as a kid because Chum Gum takes me back to my childhood! I would also get Kits in banana, chocolate and strawberry. While there is a bubble gum "flavor" - which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain - it varies from one company to another. You're welcome, Dave, and thanks for reading! They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. It's great to hear all these stories. Im 54yrs old, and still want ChumGumlol. I loved them. I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! Does anyone know of anywhere that these retro bars can be found? I'm a pharmacy tech and one of the children's antibiotics smells JUST LIKE CHUM GUM when the water is added! I was a college student making minimum wage at at summer job. Chewed Chum Gum during the 60's. I since have moved east and am always searching for "California Candy"! It was so unique to chew. Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. Can not get it. Thank you! I tried Jr Caramels but they are not the same they are too soft and gooey and Milk Duds are too hard LOL, can we get the marathon bars back? Were the two flavors similar? I'm 38yrs.old and only found it in Woolworth stores in the Chicago area.I can still taste that juicy soft flavor in my BUDS.Hope a manufactor can bring our good old CHUM GUM back!!!!!! Please bring it back. PLEASE!!! I grew up in Wilmington NC & remember buying CG @ 3 sticks for a penny. A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. Brachs discontinued so many of their classic candies over the years but many of the classics still remain and hopefully will remain for quite some time. _390- Not the artificial stuff they call cinnamon now, but actual ground cinnamon. Thanks [email protected]. Best gum ever made. Thank You. I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. I grew up in Wisconsin and we bought it all the time in the penny candy section of our neighborhood meat market. Why? Stir mixture and put back in for 5-10 seconds intervals until completely melted. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. BRING BACK DEM BONES. Answer From Elizabeth Rajan, M.D. Glad to hear there are others of you who remember with me. I remember the lunch counter inside, plus an arcade style shooting game in back (ten shots for a dime). 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. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. Bet I could have a large market for it. Hardly the case. empty. I was engaged and my fianc was in the Air Force. By the way Mack, if we're all losers what are you doing wasting your time reading our comments? I bought Chum Gum back in the sixties too. Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. This bait works best to catch smaller channel cats and eating-size catfish because there is not enough blood to attract larger fish. jas. Whistle pops didnt last much longer. Make it again, Fleer! Couldn't blow two bubbles. The only place I ever found Chum Gum. I grew up in Los Angeles in the early 70's and I remember walking to the corner store with my friends and buying this awesome gum. Tell me I didn't just pay $16.75 for two pieces of GUM>>>>. The area where we lived was not fully developed so there were orange groves, strawberry fields, a chicken farm and a dairy farm. When I was a child we lived outside of Chicago IL and that's where we would buy the gum. It takes me back to a time when life was simple. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! So glad so many people loved it as I did, brings back childhood memories. 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! As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. And the fact chewing gum in class then became a detention, because of the amount of gum showing up everywhere. I grew up in Kansas city, Kansas and bought Chum Gum at Newits market in the penny candy section. I thought I was the only one who remebered Chum gum, Razzles and Bubs Daddy gum in the yardstick packaging. 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. I am 53 and I am a bubble gum fanatic! it also came 2 sticks in a pack for a penny, it was in a red outer paper wrapper with 2 red sticks of gum in plain white paper sleeves. Wish it was still made. JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. Yes I am old!!!! Thanks, Candy. I feel like my sanity has been restored! I grew up in Memphis and I use to love to go to visit my cousins so I could go to the corner store and buy Chum Gum. Still, I often find myself describing the fragrant pink gum in the beautiful blue wrapper, 2 sticks, one for you and one for a chum, hoping someone could remember. I am 60 and like to think the best times are still here, just being alive and healthy. Also missing the cherry hump bars. Best wishes to all Chum Gum fans. Chum gum was my very favorite. For the longest time I could buy it at a shop in my hometown of Kenosha , WI. They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store WOW!!! 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. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Worst decision to make on candy maker. Is this something that is still available to get? Our candy inventory includes old-fashioned gum, penny . As a Marine and later Army Officer I travelled the world but always keeping an eye out. Unfortunately, they stopped producing it in 1971 so it hasnt been available for a lot of years now. it tasted so good. Remember how much of the penny candy and gum was unwrapped. Used to lick the powder off each piece before I chewed it for hours! I remember the blue and white package, the delicious smell of the gum, the way it would melt in your mouth (and try hard not to swallow it-but often did), powdery coating. Walters Variety Store in Riverside, CA. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). i grew up in grand forks,n.d. im jonesing for one. In 2005, Fleer Company ended up declaring bankruptcy and they never bounced back as some companies do. lol. Best gum ever! The Chicago company was small. BEST GUM EVER. Wish I could still get it. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. Why do they always discontinue the best items just to make room for bs items that dont even taste good at all. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. It is such a relief to know that there are others out there that know about this gum, because when I bring it up to people they don't know what I am talking about, it is great to know you guys are out there and fans of chum gum. was 3 sticks for a penny at first, went to 2 sticks, then 1 stick, and finally disappeared altogether. This company sold a stick, spearmint-flavored chewing gumnamed Chum Gum! i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. !someone bring it back.wouldn't it be nice to reminisce the good old days?? I'm glad to see other people actually remember this gum.It WAS the best tasting aroundseemed to get it "trick or treating" and YES it was the BEST flavor ever. And the square cinnamon suckers? It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. I would love to be able to let my children and grandchild taste this gum. Chum Gum was great. Knowing that the Fleer Company was responsible for Chum Gum, lets dive in there just a tad. Just did a google search and now I am blown away to see the number of people here who still remember this great chewing gum! I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. The gum is sold sporadically in the USA by the Gerrit J. Phase please please fruit as I have ate for 25 year ! 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/. I've searched for it everytime I see an All Candy store. The assets were liquidated for creditor repayment and even the Fleer name was auctioned off with several other holdings. I have been trying for YEARS to find some. You have to advertise your product. Miss it now and wish someone could come up with that same great flavor!!! However, we know a lot about bubble gum as a whole. Gourmet childhood food. (The Good Old Days) As a child I was very frugal with my money. near my home close to Marquette Michigan when I was four or so. And you all are right if you ask some one about it they think you are crazy. Since that time, theyve also even created a host of other flavors to add, although the original will always be the top choice among fans. Certs and my first granddaughter. Looked at the ingredients and they now have mixed in synthetic sweeteners and other crap. $1.62. I'd pay a dollar a stick if it was available. Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . I am 65 years old and I can still taste and smell Chum Gum. I love it! I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. 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. Please bring them back. Since you haven't heard from anyone from Iowa yet, I just had to write. Looking for Chum Gum for a friend of mine who will be celebrating a special BD in August and wants to find it. Dubble Bubble is still available in some areas. I am so sad today in 2016 of finding out that they were discontinued. I can remember going to the corner store that was across from my school.I would go there after school and buy this gum,those were best days of my life Tina. Always left with a bag of Chum gum for the cents . I thought I was the only one that had this gum and for a while I began to think it was all in my head. Perhaps we should find out who the company was that made chum gum and take it from there. Me and my sister would collect empty soda bottles becaus you got a penny a piece return on them. people also thought i was crazy whenever i would ask if anyone remembered this wonderful product. I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. It must have been true cinnamon. It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. Chum Gum was owned and produced by Fleer Company from 1950 to 1971. [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! Ate both pieces myself, amazing bubbles. Re: Chum Gum. I too have been trying to find it without success. . I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. 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. It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. I use to go to the candy store and with 25 cents I could buy a bag of penny candy and be so happy. chum gum was the BEST! I discovered Chum Gum in a small bait & tackle store, of all places, when I went fishing with my dad.