If anyone finds it. Not only did this have the most fabulous flavor, but it had such a wonderfully smooth texture - not all gritty and sugary like regular bubblegum. Thought I was crazy trying to figure out the name of this gum. Today, Bubbaloo is sold in more than 25 countries and in three different continents across the world. I am not the only one who remembers Chum Gum. 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. Nothing else compares! I too remember chum gum, I am 61 years old and can still taste it in my mind. Never could find any. I wish it would come back. 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. Chum Gum, best gum ever! some one must have a stash somewhere! I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. I loved eating them with my popcorn at the theater Nothing seems to come close to these. This is GREAT!!! I found an old wrapper while deep cleaning a while back in my store . I bought it in Alabama in the 50's and oh how I wish they would make it again!!! 2. Yeah man, I used to go to North Ward School on 4th Street and we'd go to Tussey's Drug Store. I do remember it and it was quite cute. Oh, I bought my Chum Gum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I see a few people say these were the best times of their life. Best gum ever! Bill. What was the gum back in the day that was square shaped and had gel in the middle There were only 6 pieces to a pack And it came in cinnamon . Hi Noon candy bars were my favorite candy back in the mid fifties. Good bye Chum Gum. It was sooooooo good!! I wasn't tall enough to stand on the floor and play the machine. I used to buy Chum Gum at Mill Creek Country Store in Mill Creek, Georgia, near Dalton- in the mid 70s. I grew up in Irving Texas, suburb of Dallas and I still remember the smell of this amazing gum. So im just thankfull that i got to taste chum gum and i will never forget the taste. I've been looking for it for years!! Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? 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 can't believe I found all of you. In the mid 80s, my sister and I were driving near Folsom and we made a special trip to that general store just to see if they had any Chum Gum. Name one other bubble gum besides Chum Gum that holds it shape when you took it out of your mouth (by twisting the end). Was a cheap bubble gum in a stick. I have used them for more than 30 years. Meh.. Im 60 and that was my favorite Gum.The original pack was blue with white writing.I remember that they did package it with the white wrapper. 6. At CandyFavorites.com, we feel your pain and would like to assist in your candy therapy. What happened to the large size Atomic Fireballs? Tears filled her eyes as she was just beside herself when we gave it to her. I love Chum Gum, too! I put all of it in my mouth at once and chew it as I walked home. Perhaps we should find out who the company was that made chum gum and take it from there. Chum gum ruled. 2 for a penny. I grew up in Denver , Colorado and remember chum gum and ask people when the subject of gum comes upNO ONE remembers it at all here . I wish they still made it--I would certainly buy it all the time. But couldn't say for sure how. The packaging was very similar to Charms Squares which were fruit flavored squares, but no gum in them. Then went to 2for .01 . 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. Here it came 3 pieces for a penny and whatever amount of money I had went for Chum Gum and Strawbery KitsI sooo wish we coul get someone to research and start making this gum once more. $19.99. Does anyone know of anywhere that these retro bars can be found? Then I'd spit it out in Mrs. McCaffery's bushes next door, so I wouldn't get a different kind of chewing from Mom as I walked through the front door. The gum is no longer made in the United States but rather in Morocco. Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. I would give anything to have a "chew" once again! I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. Your article shows one picture with a blue wrapper. 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. I loved this gum. THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY ABOUT CHUM GUM. 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. Anybody remember these? Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! Unfortunately, the manufacturer discontinued all flavors of Certs. It used to come in different colors as well, not only pink but blue and green and I swear once I remember yellow. Chum Gum had its fans (myself included), but other chewing gums made by Wrigley, Adams and Beech Nut proved bigger sellers. theres a spot in me from my childhood that i wont taste or relive again. Loved it, but you have to admit the taste only lasted about a minute if you were lucky, but it was so good!! Chum Gum!I've been searching forever.. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. As to why, we are not sure. i was born in chicago raised in sw michigan and Ive been looking for chum gum for a long time.. I grew up in SW Michigan in the 60s. We could get into the old State Theater for 10 RC Cola bottle caps and watch the kiddie matinees, so all week long it was the "big hunt" at the gas stations to ask the employee's there to open the soda machines and let us have the bottle caps. I'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. Now the world has sugarless gum, organic gum, all-natural gum, and bubble gum and chewing gum in a full spectrum of flavors and colors. Sometimes the flavor is decent, but you can't blow a bubble if your life depended on it. I mean there was really absolutely no reason for this response and I have never had an experience like that at a gas station before or since that one time. The flavor was indescribable, my favorite gum. Brand New. Bubble Gum Eggs from Arcor, Individually wrapped. Hi, I got married in 2005. Life was simple and sweet. I found, on Ebay (sorry, folks, no Fleer Chum Gum for sale), an old advertisement page, from a Chicago newspaper, for a candy/novelty company from 1938. Thanks for the memories. Wish I had some right now! This gum has an unbelievable legacy. And Sqeeze pops only lasted three years. (3 stick package) Can anybody remember the names of the 3 cent candy bars? 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! Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. I too have been trying to find it without success. I think it came in clear plastic candy wrapper. The following are comments left about Chum Gum from site visitors such as yourself. It was THE BEST!! Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. Woke up many saturday mornings for catoon time with my hair stuck to my pillow with this great gum. Wish I could get the recipe and have it made again. 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. im 57 and i well remember the taste and texture of the world's greatest gum. sure miss that gum tho. I grew up in MA and there was a corner variety right by my elementary school that used to sell Chum Gum. I have wanted some Wacky Wafers for quite some time now. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. I bought a pack of 5 sticks once a week and chewed one on each school day. They would make a fortune. A whole generation needs to experience this taste treat. Does anyone know what company produced the milkshake bars. I retired as a pastor. My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. They had a penny candy counter there and I ALWAYS bought Chum-Gum. 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. I used to get in in Columbus, OH at the Tremont 5&10. Most of them you can find in oldtimecandy.com which is referenced on this page. My dad owned a little country store with a big glass case full of penny candy on the bottom shelf and candy bars on the top. Yes those were the days! So sad. Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; It absolutely was the best bubble gum in the world. This brings back sweet memories to me. Christmas Candy Coal - Gummy Coal. 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. Have you ever heard of these. Thank you! It must have been true cinnamon. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. Loved Chum Gum. Our candy inventory includes old-fashioned gum, penny . The longer that plaque and tartar remain on your teeth, the more they irritate the gingiva, the part of your gum around the base of your teeth, causing inflammation. i was 3 yrs old and i remember stealing candy from the 7-11 and some of it was chum gum.. the clerk call the police, not becuase i was stealing but becuase i was at the store alone. Best taste I will never forget. Yum! One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. Wacky WafersBonkers and Milkshake candy bars!! 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! 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've asked a co-worker who is from New York, did she remember chum gum and she looked at me like I lost my mind. I felt like i was in the twilight zone or something. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. I have a co-worker that loved this "Chum GUm"and she is always so thought ful to others. Yum, the smell and powdery coating, the texture and great bubbles. Beets. The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. Snack History maintains its neutrality. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. I would put the chewed chum gum on my headboard for the next day, it did lose its flavor but I could wake up and blow bubbles till I would get together with the friends go to Melchens candy store and purchse more. Can't believe so many people remembered that great tasting gum. Ive depleted the stores in Detroit MI, I wish I could find my favorite marathon bars. What happened to Nestles Chocalite candy bar? Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. I emailed you guys back when I did my initial research and never heard. But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. I'm glad to see I still have my memory. I remember eating them frozen at the South Park Swimming Pool on Corrigan Drive as a youngster. 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. 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. In the early to mid 1960's we would visit our cousins in Cinti OH & there was a Mom & Pop corner grocery that sold penny candy. There was usualy three flavors in one sleeve, sometimes there would be two of the same flavor. Production of it ended by 1972, though stores had bought bulk, continuing to sell it for years after. It's oldtimecandy.com. I wish someone could find more info., bring it back. they took me home in the police car and my mom was pissed!!!!!! I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. I'D BUY ALL HE HAD. As a German might say, that was really gte BIER!!! Back when we could ride our bikes off the street to the Quik Market when we were 10 and get 2 sticks of Chum Gum for 2 cents. I grew up in south Georgia and used to buy Chum Gum all the time. I bought a pack of "Orbit" "bubblemint" and it brought me back to Jr. But it was wonderful bubblegum, and so much for the penny! From the moment I arrived all I could think about was when I would be allowed to walk down to the corner gas station. I chewed it everyday as a kid. I remember chum gum like it was yesterday. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. Miss it. 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. Snickers Christmas Nutcrackers - Discontinue. I see racks in some stores that are bribing back old time candies, but never Chum Gum. That being said, you can find a lot of other great old candies and gum there, but look out for the price. I no longer have that special moment with them. Asked people for YEARS if they remembered Chum Gum, my favorite bubblegum of all time and no one knew what I was talking about. Wouldn't it be great if they started making it again. The bubbles were incredible. If our proceeds were an odd number, we would buy a one cent Chum Gum with the odd penny because it had two pieces of gum and we could split the penny. have looked for it for years. That's where I bought most of my Chum Gum. anyway, just wanted to share. Best wishes to all Chum Gum lovers! I don't think it was a bubble gum, and the flavor didn't last all that long, but I bought it often when I was young. I had chum gum all the time. 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 last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. Certs I miss you but I have tons of memories. We paid $10.00 for a piece but it was well worth it to see her reactions!!! I was a child of the 60s & 70s. Use to buy it at Bailey's Confectionery on Bunker Hill Road in Ashtabula, Ohio. I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. The wintergreen flavor is mellow, not too much like some sort of analgesic balm or Pepto Bismol. I can still almost taste it. My sisters and I used to go to Johnnys market .. (kind of like a 7- 11)and buy it 2 sticks for a penny I LOVE the taste of that gum as well as a gum that was GrapeGum In a purple colored wrapper with yellow print on it I also remember Black jack ..Clove and Beemans ..Yummyyyyyy ! Shop Now Project 7 Spearmint Farms. Wow! I bought all they had in stock. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. Chum gum, lip sticks,bonomo taffy ect.. Great days, they truly were better days I don't care what anyone says. BEST GUM EVER MADE. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? How rude! Try itYou will not be disappointed;). It wasnt sold in a stick like Chum Gum, though. Frank Fleer was very young when he decided to start creating bubble gum. Oh, if they would only bring Chum Gum back! Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. !!! I was sitting at my desk and decided to Google Chum Gum. After the flavor wore off, the sting would last for hours on your tongue. I am 61 years old and grew up in Britton, Oklahoma, a tiny bedroom community 20 min N of Oklahoma City.Chum Gum was a favorite for me - I can till conjure the aroma and flavor of this wonderful gum! A great piece of candy indeed! A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. I got to this page searching for Milkshake Bars. Sometimes I can still smell it. My grandparents always had a candy dish in the living room with those mints in abundant supply, and Grandpa Lewis always had a pack of Blackjack Gum and Beemans Gum for the grandkids when we came over. Wish they would bring it back. Fleer introduced the recipe to the world as Dubble Bubble (and yes, we carry that, too). I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. There were 3 sticks in the pack,an open ended pack, not a sealed pack like other gums. I found this particular page 'cause I was looking for references to gum that was made into little record albums. Knowing that the Fleer Company was responsible for Chum Gum, lets dive in there just a tad. I also googled it and I found all of these postings. This gum is remembered as being one of the best bubble-blowing gums ever.

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