do they still make chum gum do they still make chum gum

I used to buy Chum Gum at Mill Creek Country Store in Mill Creek, Georgia, near Dalton- in the mid 70s. Anyone know the closest candy still being made? I cant believe they discontinued my favorite Wazoo Bars. I also have lusted for that special flavor for many years. Years of searching, this was the only printed Chum Gum reference I could find. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. I'm glad to see so many comments about Chum Gum, I started chewing it in the 50's. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! Clorets - discontinued in 2016; Conversation Hearts made by NECCO; Cow Tales - Caramel . Trying to find a company that still sells Maplenut Goodies. Oh yes, good Lord, I thought I had lost my mind or was having hallucinations and here there's a whole club of people with the Chum Gum jones, just like me! Now Im grown and have the cash to buy these products in quantity. If you happen to know anything about what candies I speak of, please do not hesitate to contact me! i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. It was the best. They would kill the market and make a lot of us so happy. So freaking sad. I also could not find anyone who seem to remember it. I wish they would make it again. In 1899, a New York City druggist named Franklin V. Canning created a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! Your email address will not be published. It was like nothing else Ive ever tasted and was delicious! I grew up in Chicago in the Lincoln Park area and bought it at a store called Nick's. I would sure like a piece right now. Juicy Fruit was my other favorite, bought some the other day and NOPE, the flavor was a miss. Im 55 and I still look for Chum gum everywhere. I truly miss the Caramel Chocolate covered Pom Poms of so long ago. It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. Thank you! He would keep some in the freezer so you could have your choice of frozen or notthey were so good! They lost sight of a historical favorite and it eventually was no longer popular or desired on the market. Anyone remember Violets? A 5 stick pack was a penny. I've been looking for it for years!! "Wrigleys" might have come close. 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! Where did those days go. Does anyone remember Adams brand fruit flavored gumsgreen apple, grape, cherry, and so on? Google Feud - Answers - do they still make Garlic and Chicken Skin. Per "oldtimecandy.com, the company that made Chum Gum (they don't confirm who the manufacturer was) discontinued it. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; I remember the lunch counter inside, plus an arcade style shooting game in back (ten shots for a dime). Today, it's the Kenosha Job Center. I do remember a beechnut gum that was striped. I too loved Chum Gum and have searched to no avail,but find Big League Chew very close if not the same. !BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO TRY!!!!:). I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! The stick would break up in pieces with a couple of bites and took some time to combine into one piece. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. Whenever I mention it to all of my friends it just brings back to good ole days. Barrels and Buckets Some anglers freeze chum in 5 gallon buckets, but you need a lot of freezer space to do that. 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 thought I was getting ripped off. Oh, the flavor of that gum. They were classic chewing gum and are missed! I kid you not. The best GUM ever made. about the only way i ever got it was on Halloween. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. They may have been a Charms product, the company who makes Blowpops.. I was a kid in Winston-Salem NC and now I'm 54 and I can vividly remember the taste of Chum Gum. It used to come in different colors as well, not only pink but blue and green and I swear once I remember yellow. I'd put some baseball cards in my spokesthen I'd "motor on over" to get my fix. That pink color set the stage and bubble gums continue to follow that grand design. I sure wish they still made it. I would love to see Chum Gum come back no matter what today's price would be! Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. Sure miss the 50's and the way things were. IT. It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. and I loved the flavor of Chum Gum. Wish they would bring it back. It was so unique to chew. Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. I agree,Chum is the best bubble gum I have ever tasted. I have so many sweet memories of the penny candy counter where we could piss off the old lady that woryed there by tapping our quarters on the glass counter top. I remember when my mom wear her blue relaxed lee jeans and her candies high heels sandals an awesome look. I would like to see it on the market again also. THE BEST EVER Has anyone ever reached out to Tootsie Roll and asked about remaking it? The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. For its part, Fleer did little to promote Chum Gum over the twenty or so years it was sold, focusing more on its flagship product, Dubble Bubble. Gourmet childhood food. Couldn't blow two bubbles. The closest I have come to this flavor is Wrigleys Extra classic bubble flavor. . Thank you! I see a few people say these were the best times of their life. Everyone said the same things I have thought for years about Chum Gum- I do miss it. Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. My brother and I would collect pop bottles in the 50s and early 60s. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! I LOVED Chum Gum!! My brother use to comment about it. Is this something that is still available to get? It came in a 5-stick pack that was white with the words Chum Gum in Navy Blue with some red highlights on the pack. Drumler@yahoo.com. Wish we could still get Chum Gum its the best. Snack History maintains its neutrality. The old ad piece may still be availablebelieve it was around $15. 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 was hypnotic, you had to get some no matter what, that and a box of Indian Head Pumpkin seeds and you were good to go! They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. I used to buy it at either Anne's or Barney's corner candy stores that were on the corners of Herbert Spencer School in Chicago in the late '50's and early '60's. In 1928, a Fleer employee named Walter Diemer finally devised a successful formula for the first commercial bubble gum, dubbed Dubble Bubble. In business from 1930 to 1971. Unfortunately, the manufacturer discontinued all flavors of Certs. Adams has brought back Clove, Beemans and Black Jack. But that doesnt make their history any less important. Wintergreen Certs have been my favorite for decades. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. Best ever - oh, to go back again! I bought a pack of "Orbit" "bubblemint" and it brought me back to Jr. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! People used to say Who has Chum Gum? I guess I am showing my age(61 on 9/19/1947.) 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. In the 1920s Sorry to see them go. I grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and remember chewing Chum Gum! 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. anyway, just wanted to share. BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER,MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD LOVE IT!! $1.62. I remember chum gum like it was yesterday. That long-forgotten name popped right out of my cobwebbed memories. 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. It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! finding this site is almost as great as finding a store that still sells chum gum(i wish i could). Vintage Wrigley Chewing Gum Pack Full New Extra Bubble Gum 20 Packs 5 Piece. I was and still would be my favorite. Anybody remember the Zebra Stripe Gum. Do they still make it? AAhh Chum gum was always 2 sticks to a pack & it goes back to at least the mid 50s. Please bring it back. As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. I miss them more than any food product. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Is there any other bubble gum that even comes close to chum gum? Wonderful flavor and texture . The BEST candy bar on the planet! I grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennslyvania. I found an old wrapper while deep cleaning a while back in my store . I'm 43 YeArS OlDi hAvEn'T SeEn cHuM GuM/oR TaStEd iT SiNcE I WaS lIkE,sIx yEaR's oLd!! WHERE CAN I BUY IT. My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. Best Wishes, Albert Baroody. CHUM GUM ---YUM!!! We also used Dippity Doo on our hair and Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific! And it kept coming back into my head so I finally asked my best high school friend about it today and he came up with it immediately. After all, it came from the same brand and had a lot of the same qualities as well. Most assuredlythe best tasting gum everreminded me of Yank Bubble Gum. i think they were about 2x2 square. I also came across Dem Bones, which are no longer in production, as an older Brachs item. google it and see if you can find it! The store (8500 Sheridan Rd.) I still remember the anticipation as I opened the wrapper, the powder, the amazing smell and taste. Chiclets Peppermint Gum. Fleer where are you, we need this back in our lives. Have you ever heard of these. The rumors of old fans are that no other gum has been able to compare to this delightful option, although its not for lack of trying. Yum! I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. For years I have been on the lookout for two types of candies from Brachs. 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!!! I recently purchased some hair products and I kid you not it smelled just like Chum gum. This is GREAT!!! I have been typing chum gum in seach engines now and again hoping it would spark a memory or a location where I may purchase it. That was my go to at the local market and I always saved the green apple for last! Afterwards, I thought I'd do an online search of CG. 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. Popped it hours. Very spicy. I grew up in Oak Ridge Tn (just outside knoxville) and i never found it at any local stores more than a couple of times. Its been around for years. I have looked and looked and looked again. Bill. Hardly the case. Do you know if they still make them, and if so, how I could get some? There has never been before or after that is better that Chum Gum. Best wishes to all Chum Gum fans. I loved the Chum Gum and the name! Wish they would bring it back, along when life was simple and carefree. As The Saturday Evening Post lamented, however, the Chiclet disappeared in 2016, leaving, in its words, "only sad imitations of the brand" in its wake. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! 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. You dont make them anymore. And I couldnt blame them!!!) You could buy 0.5 cents worth and have 15 pieces. Fleer needs to start making it again. It's oldtimecandy.com. I don't understand how many gum companies there are and no one makes it. In fact, you might be able to say that Dubble Bubble was a spinoff of Chum Gum. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. Id give my eyeteeth for just one more spin with Chum Gum. Mint Juleps and Banana Splits were both made by NECCO who, sadly, went out of business. So many candies of yesteryear have disappeared and it is doconcerting. I've often ask people if they remember Chum Gum and no one knows what I'm talking about. I enjoyed Smith Brothers cough drops, licorice very much. There was a small corner store three blocks in any direction from my house. Unlike the howling mess we call the 21st Century. Make it again, Fleer! Wish they'd make it, along with Seven Up candy bars today. The gum is rather simple and mild. God I miss this gum. CVS is carrying it. Is there anywhere that still have some? The only one I remember was billy joel's Glass Houses lp. Please bring them back. I would give anything to have a "chew" once again! Also got a lot of teachers upset. At 55 i still remember going to Connie's by Wilson Junior High School in Philly to get my supply of this delicious gum and other great candies. There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. My childhood friend and I have been reminiscing about Chum Gum for 40 years now--truly the BEST gum EVER! for .25 oh the good old days!! I'm amazed at how many people actually know about it. I had a collection of about 15 though. So, no luck there either What I am in search of is probably something that is no longer in production, anywhere, by anybody. Oh so delicious. First time I ever bought Chum Gum was 1959 at Szegedi's Candy Store near Birmingham Terrace. I am 56 years old and have been searching for it for years. A furniture store replaced it in 1972. 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'. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK! 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. The assets were liquidated for creditor repayment and even the Fleer name was auctioned off with several other holdings. I am from Texas and I used to buy it from a little Mom and Pop Grocery store that was across the street from my house! 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?? And the fact chewing gum in class then became a detention, because of the amount of gum showing up everywhere. On sale, if you bought any ten Fleer penny gum products (Chum Gum included), the eleventh was free. For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called Chum Gum. We were just talking at break and out of 6 of us only 2 remember chum gum. I am missing one of my all-time favorite candies. Please start making milkshake Candys bars again. So we googled it and there are people who remember the good old days of candy, gum, and pop and growing up without a care in the world. Certs I miss you but I have tons of memories. One thing we did find to be interesting was the fact that people were still finding Chum Gum for sale almost 20 years after it was officially discontinued. It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. I was wondering if anyone out there happens to remember Light Blue Sugar Coated gumballs. Gosh, thats a candy from the past. =), im now 55 and need Chum Gum badly!!!! I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. Almost cried because they dont make Branchs dem bones anymore. I used to lick the white off and then put the gum in my mouth. Fleer made Dubble Bubble into the 2000's but sold to Tootsie who now makes it. THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will post the link here when he sends it. It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. Chum Gum was made by Fleer, also makers of Dubble Bubble, from around 1950 until 1971. sure miss that gum tho. Unfortunately, not, Susie. 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. Bet I could have a large market for it. You bite off each end and use if as a straw. Frozen Milkshake bars. I am 65 years old and I can still taste and smell Chum Gum. I would walk down to the local store and buy all that I could get. I,m 67 and can still taste it. Chum Gum came out as early as the 1950s from what we can tell and was available until sometime in the 90s. This was good stuff. I remember leaving Calverton Junior High in Baltimore, MD Whitmore & Riggs Ave with my left over pennies and purchased my gum from the corner store located Mosher Street, to walk home with chewing and blowing bubbles. The following are links about Chum Gum you may find interesting. I enjoyed them when I was a kid from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Not the artificial stuff they call cinnamon now, but actual ground cinnamon. Besides tasting great, the price was great as well. But if you really want some, someone is selling five sticks on Ebay. I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! The Red Licorice that is on the American Market at most convenient stores is beyond horrible. or Best Offer. It was THE BEST!! In addition to that, we also love the Brachs cinnamon tree nougats for the same reason. when i was younger, my adoptive father would always take me to get my hair cut at this really just awful barbers salon. I live in South Dakota and LOVED Chum Gum :) Bought it at Woolworth's here. google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; I grew up in Neptune beach Fl. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was! Best gum ever! No one I speak to about it seems to remember it. Blood clot, blood clot. A great taste and a great bubble. A case of Wacky Wafers given to his TA got him home for our wedding. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. I loved the stuff!! Best ever gum. Our family owned a mom and pop grocery store in Depauw, IN and Chum Gum was my favorite treat! I grew up in Alabama, I'm 49, Chum Gum is the best gum ever made. 52chum. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. Wish it was still made. Yes, I remember those candy lipsticks, they were creamy, not like today's. Hot summer days buying baseball cards but throwing away their gum because it wasn't as good as Chum Gum. We used to get it in a little ice cream store called Shorty Simms in Abingdon, Il. When I was a child the candy bars were large and worth the money. I am 58 and living in North Carolina grew up in New England, I been telling my friends down here about chum gum the best where can i buy this gum so I can show them and go back you a great gum. Like another fan, I always licked the paper first and then chewed the gum. I have searched also for Chum Gum, funny no one I know remembers it either. Can you bring it back ? (StEvEn iN BoStOn). I have been craving Chum Gum for 50 years. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. I am know 47 and haven't seen Chum Gum in at least 30 years. AFTER SCHOOL WE ALWAYS STOP AT THIS STORE TO BUY CHUM GUM. I am a bubble gum freak and Chum Gum was my absolute favorite. Everybody write to Fleer and get them to bring back Chum Gum. I well remember Chum Gum. Answer From Elizabeth Rajan, M.D. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. Never been anything close to how good it was. I know if they ever started making it again, I would sure buy 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! The entire beetroot is edible including the leaves which contain loads of vitamin A, calcium, iron and potassium. Life back then was beautiful. They were a white mint with a green jelly center. Clove, Black Jack and Juicy Fruit were expensive, penny a stick! I grew up in Greeley Colo. Go check it out and comment back on here I would love to know what you thought, but its not for drinking lol. 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. It was my favorite from the penny candy at Farley's Grocery store. WoW! Sponsored. Youve shared lots of very special memories that will always be cherished. That's where I bought most of my Chum Gum. Why did we complicate things??? I loved this gum. Loved the gum also. I googled chum gum hoping to find it on the market again, but instead I found a fan club that I can feel very comfortable being a member in! Yum. I only remember one of them selling Chum gum and that was on Millington Lane, right next to St Benedicts school. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. 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/. In my search for Bonomo Turkish Taffy, I was remembering Chum Gum and decided to Google it to try and find it. Now does anyone remember Chik-O-Stix (sp??). And who can forget that great flavor? Is Guar Gum Healthy or Unhealthy? The Surprising Truth I thought people forgot the greatest gum ever! It was a chocolate bar with air crisped chocolate inside it. Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. I absolutely loved those Life Savers swirled lollipops from probably the 90s, they were so amazing and I would love to see them return! My brother and I lived in Riggs Park, Washington DC in the 1950s, and remember buying Chum Gum on a mobile grocery bus. So if we could find a few pop bottles we had us good in candy for several days. Discontinued Candy - Candy Favorites The candy they make now sucks. ___ But I bother to write because at 19 in 1975 I was stationed in Deutschland in Bamberg, Bavaria in a Hawk Missile Unit. !!! I chewed a 20-pack of Leaf Confectionery bubble gum (sour apple, sour grape, lemon etc) as a bet from my friends. Please correct me if Im wrong, I was little back then, and its what I had imagined it was. Unfortunately, from what we could find, it seems like Chum Gum fell out of the spotlight because so much focus was turned to Dubble Bubble by the company. My other favorite is Sun Drops from Trader Joes, candy coated chocolate dipped sunflower seeds. 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. Greatest gum ever! Ad mentions that all favorite Fleer bubble gum products (as a buying suggestion) were available. It was my favorite. I am from Lockport, IL and I, too, couldn't make anyone believe that I remembered Chum Gum! While this gum could be blown into bubbles, in other respects it was vastly inferior to regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber was never marketed to the public. I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. I grew up in Maryland and used to buy Chum Gum at the little general store that sold penny candy and gas. I was only seven back then, but anytime the subject turns to candy when we were kids, Chum Gums were the first youd hear from me! Mint Juleps were made by NECCO who went out of business in 2019 even though they were one of the oldest candy manufacturers! I don't remember zebra stripe gum.. Please try to get the recipe for the HOLLYWOOD Candy Bars ,as well as Butter-Nut Candy Bars POWER HOUSE Candy Bars Heard that company went out of business. I grew up in the Boston area and we would buy this at the penny-candy store. If I could just close my eyes and go back . I am 58 and I recall it very well when I was in grade school. My best friend and neighbor, Brian, and I, after sharing some moneymaking enterprise, would split the proceeds and go to the corner store (Woodlawn Foods in Seattle) and buy penny candy. 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. I loved Chum Gum :-). Im 67 yers old and would purchase a case of Chum Gum if we could find it. NO ONE here has any idea about Chum Gum, I've talked about it for 20 years and everyone thinks I'm a liitle off. Did they change it or is my memory bad? Always had a stash of candy and gum to go back to the school. White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. There is NOTHING on the market like it , what a hit they would be !! A group of us kids used to run across the interstate (Shhh! Then you pop it, stick it back in your mouth and start another bubble. 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. (The Good Old Days) As a child I was very frugal with my money. It came in sticks (5 per pack, if I remember correctly ) and the pack color corresponded with the flavor. I think if I could buy it now I might be tempted to mortgage my house & spend it all on Chum Gum. it was the best texture and best tasting gum. We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. Oh my gosh, I just read Kimberly sherwood post,and I thought I just ordered CHUM GUM to the tune on $7 a pack. Waaaaah! Passed it every day walking home from Forest Hills elementary school. Can still taste it in my mind's mouth! You made my day :-). At that time the package was royal blue. But this isn't true. My grandmother owned a pizza store that sold penny candy. He was yelling that No! 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 am 78 years old and would buy a box today if I could find it. The bubbles were incredible. I bought it in the 60s in New Lebanon, Ohio. Love the flavor,the color, its softness. it appears that there is still a HUGE interest in Chum Gum. Just the smell through the wrapper would make my mouth water. Chum Gum was my very favorite gum. Elementary school. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. West Virginia at alot of different places! Why did they have to stop making something so good? Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies. LOL!!! I wish Tootsie Roll administrators could see the number of people searching for this gum. always had that powder coating on it. I grew up in SW Michigan in the 60s. I also remember Chum Gum. Set aside two tablespoons of powered sugar to sprinkle over finished gum. Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. Free returns. I remember Chum Gum, candy lipstick, wax lips and nails and bottles, Chiclets, Turkish Taffy, Fizzies. Used to love them! So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. 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. old and remember the great flavor the gum had, I can still taste it today, I also bought a gum called devil gum, does anyone remember that gum? I miss it so much. Whenever we talk about the good old days, this Chum Gum always comes up in the conversation. I'm 57 yrs old and remember this well. Fifty cents would get me a whole bag. How I wish.someone would bring it back before Iam gone. Bring these back and with proper marketing they will be successful. +$12.55 shipping. google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. I agree it was the best tasting gum ever. My dad took us to this candy factory in Detroit, MI once or twice a month. I grew up in Kansas City and had Chum Gum in the 60's. I got it in a gas station in a little town in Ohio in the 60's and early 70's. 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! 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. No one remembers these. I learned about it from my brother in the late 60's. Takes me back to my childhood every time ( I am 57). Why did they stop manufacture? 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'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've looked for it for years! I am looking for those childhood Raspberry Dollars !!! Chum Gum (History, Marketing & Pictures) - Snack History