It must have been true cinnamon. Oh, and I'm also from the great windy city of Chicago! When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. (I'm 57 now) Let me know what you think. 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. 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. Your only hope may be to contact Tootsie Roll. Im 54yrs old, and still want ChumGumlol. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. ), absolutely NO ONE I asked knew what I was talking about or remembered it! Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! Wish I could still get it. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. They are no where near the quality of texture and taste that were the Brachs Red Twist. And about 10-12 came in a little rectangular pack with a paper wrapper with the name on it. BEST GUM EVER MADE. I can smell it! Its called the Curly wurly. LOL!!! Besides tasting great, the price was great as well. I remember the taste and smell so well. 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. Three sticks for 0.1 cent. Do u have them ? Like another fan, I always licked the paper first and then chewed the gum. Xylichew 100% Xylitol Chewing Gum - Non GMO, Non Aspartame, Gluten Free, and Sugar Free Gum - Natural Oral Care, Relieves Bad Breath and Dry Mouth - Fruit, 60 Count 60 Count (Pack of 1) 1,028 Save 10% $988 ($0.16/Count)$11.02 Lowest price in 30 days FREE delivery Wed, Jan 25 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon Options: 5 sizes Climate Pledge Friendly NOBODY remembers that gum except my grandmother who would buy it for my grandfather. Miss my Chum Gum, though. 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 wish they would make it again. My boyfriend's parents owned a small grocery store and I swear I dated him for the gum! +$12.55 shipping. I believe it has been permanently discontinued, Oh My God!!! Is Chum Gum even made any longer? What a great time to be a kid! I was talking with a co-worker who, of course, had never heard of it. I can almost taste it. This Lane Tech grad (1970) enjoyed this gum for years - and wish some company would re-make it. Also got a lot of teachers upset. Packaging is similar to the "original" as is the formula. I got to get it every weekend at the skating rink in Cleveland they charged 2 sticks for a 5cents. Chum Gum was a favorite of mine and my siblings! 1 stick for me and one to share with a "chum" Chum gum. Like so many really cool products from the past, these most likely are gone for good. We also used Dippity Doo on our hair and Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific! My brother would buy it by the case and hide it. They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. I have since ceased chewing gum because of TMJ, but would risk biting the inside of my mouth again and again for some Chum Gum. It would probably be 2 for a quarter these days. it had that cold feeling when you first started chewing it. Chum Gum is one that many of you might remember. You only gave Gatorade Gum 4 years before discontinuing it. What a shame. I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. I found a box on Ebay from the 50s, but could not imagine eating something that old.lol. I'm 57 yrs old and remember this well. I was and still would be my favorite. But Chum Gum was the best. I so loved this gum.Best everon the market. Best wishes to all Chum Gum fans. Listen to all of us old gumheads, carrying on! They had all kinds of penny candy, and Chum Gum was my favorite. I see you are out of both. I am 62 years old and would buy chum gum in a drug store in Argo, Illinois. when we were young,my sisters and i would walk 2 miles to a country store in West Virginia to get this gum and nickle candy bars, peanuts and a 10 cent bottle of soda pop that you could return the bottle and get a nickle back.there was also another gum they sold that was two sticks for a penny,it to was pretty good, the name of it was devil gum, it was cinnamon flavored and it come in a red pack, I think the same company made it also made chum gum. Blood clot, blood clot. One I believe was called Lollydrops. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Sadly, these were discontinued many . If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. ___ But anyway, from our semi-permanent tactical missile site we Glorified Grunts would often have to drive a lil ole Jeep or a Deucen-a-Half truck the 60 ks to headquarters for some part or circuit board for repairs. I do remember it and it was quite cute. I know in some cases companies take over other companies and maybe the new companys equipment is not geared towards making a candy. Loved the smell, loved the taste. Nothing has ever compared to Chum. They have a lot of the older candy that's hard to find. The last time I remember even seeing the name on anything was about 12 years ago for Easter. Wow.what a treat to find so many other Chum Gum fans. Our old homestead is under H2/0 so sad. Remember a blue wrapper And the powdery sugar covering each stick. Tastes a lot like it. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? Nothing else compares! Wrapper has a devil's head printed and "Red Hot Chewing or Bubble Gum" printed on wrapper. I think we bought it at the local 7-11. The idea was to create a tasty gum that would blow really great bubbles. 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'. I miss the gum, or maybe everything about being a child in that time. Liked Beemans Teaberry gum, too. The Marathon candy bar IS still available, it is now called the Curly Wurly, is made by Cadbury and is available on the internet, comes to you from England. Chum Gum was the best. I found a number 45078 but cant find the candy. Always had a stash of candy and gum to go back to the school. Sometimes I can still smell it. Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. While looking over newspaper microfilm in Kenosha, Wis., came across an ad by Topps Discount Store from October, 1970 (Halloween candy featured). 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. The bubbles were incredible. I bought all they had in stock. IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. so much different than that plastic crap they call bubble gum now, With flavor that lasts for five minutes if you are lucky. I miss Bonkers. 1 cup equals. I put all of it in my mouth at once and chew it as I walked home. Chum Gum was the best gum. Cardboard like a real record. like others on here, no one i've ever talked to about it remembers it. I,m 67 and can still taste it. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; 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. I bought it in the 60s in New Lebanon, Ohio. !I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT TASTES LIKE BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE TASTE OF THE GRAPE GUM THEY USED TO MAKE. The wrapper was royal blue then, with blue gum, individually wrapped in white paper. Please, please, bring back the fruit CERTS Id love to have them back or any company start making them. The flavor was indescribable, my favorite gum. the flavor was unique. Those were the good ole days! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. 25 cents went a long way back in the 60's. I would betcha that no other beer in Europe or anywhere on planet tasted like that stuff. Why? Oh, the flavor of that gum. Where did those days go. It came in a white package with blue lettering and was a pretty pink color. :Can't be his heart, then. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! The memory will fade. I retired as a pastor. I remember the commercial well. Years of searching, this was the only printed Chum Gum reference I could find. Impossible to find anywhere. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. They were a white mint with a green jelly center. Professor Dumbledore loved the muggle sweets! The closest I have come to that taste is Great Value (Walmart, sad to say) Strawberry Banana yogurt. She did that and explained that they had been discontinued. I love all of you, my wife thinks I'am nuts. 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. Grew up in the western burbs of chicago.we used to go to the corner store every weekday morning.we would buy two things a new rawlings baseball and all the chum gum we could.In addition to the best taste we would all put 4 or 5 pcs in our mouth,and then spit in our mitts and rub it in.you never dropped a ball,it was like glue.After baseball we would go back to the corner store for ice cold Kayo.Boy are those the greatest memories. best gum ever. Who made Chum Gum? Used to visit that Topps store with my mother, as a kid. Takes me back to my childhood every time ( I am 57). Thriftys in Lynwood, Ca. You dont make them anymore. Thanks for sharing your memories! The following are comments left about Chum Gum from site visitors such as yourself. Already been to Walmart, Target, and several grocery chains, no one has them. Do they still make them? When my Mom passed away, my sister and I were recalling the days when we were kids and unbelievable, but we spoke about the Chum Gum and how we'd fight over that dang stuff! It seems everything that it ever really good is discontinued. I see racks in some stores that are bribing back old time candies, but never Chum Gum. I did not know what the two piece penny gum was called. I WANT MY WINTERGREEN CERTS BACK. loved it in the 50's. Unfortunately, not, Susie. Fleer was based in Philadelphia at the time. Retro Candy Vintage Candy Sweet Memories Childhood Memories Nostalgic Candy Penny Candy Chums Old Ads Candy Store he would share it with me all the time. The Chicago company was small. General Question about discontinued candy.
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