Best years of our lives that I will never forget. However, by that time, the company had already discontinued Chum Gum as it simply couldnt keep up in a market where the advertisement was primarily focused elsewhere. Eventually, Chum Gum sales dwindled enough that Fleer simply stopped production. BEST GUM EVER MADE. I'm using my nickname as a kid because Chum Gum takes me back to my childhood! OMG!! First time I ever bought Chum Gum was 1959 at Szegedi's Candy Store near Birmingham Terrace. I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. I remember the commercial well. Never could find any. Best Wishes, Albert Baroody. old, and I remember buying Chum Gum from my Uncle's country store in Partlow, Va. It was so much fun going to Freedom Park to the playground then walk up to Wad's to get the Chum Gum and a real cherry Coke at the fountain. Cinnamon and spearmint, especially. I truly miss 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. Loved the smell, loved the taste. Chiclets Fruit Gum. No one has ever heard of it except the 5 of us now. No one I know has heard of it! Im looking for cinnamon certs. I also googled it and I found all of these postings. Let us all write Tootsie Pop and request its return. You could smell it if it was in someone's pocket, that's how alluring the scent of it was! I am so glad that I am not the only one that loved this gum. Thank you! 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! There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. I really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. I loved the Chum Gum and the name! I grew up in Santa Ana, CA in the early 1960's. It is so funny to hear other people having the same experience or feeling about when they ask other people if they remembered it. Does anyone besides me remember these candies? I found an old wrapper while deep cleaning a while back in my store . I agree,Chum is the best bubble gum I have ever tasted. Have never chewed a better bubble gum since. Mint humbugs were a British candy. In my opinion it was the best gum out there. "To prevent decay, To sweeten the breath, To keep teeth white," read the package. They still sell it in Tn, Al, and Ga at walmart and most grocery store and gas stations. The pure flavor of juicy fruit is gone. The good news is that memories remain. Chum Gum was a favorite of my whole family. Along with Banana Splits, they were true classics! Takes me back to my childhood every time ( I am 57). Every company is out of stock of mint juleps. All of these candies, and so much more, can be found on CandyFavorites.com too! Sadly, they have been discontinued as they were part of the NECCO line that disappeared when the company went bankrupt. But not on Wednesdays because Bill closed at noon that day. Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies. I have used Certs Peppermint breath mints since 1965. I remember going to Ferrell's Rexall on High Point Terrace area. Altoids more than most. I too wish that who ever made it would bring it back! Like everyone here I loved Chum Gum and thought I was the only one who remembered it. Here's one for you how about Chum Gums little brother "RED DEVIL GUM" as I recall it was sweet and spicy. Penney's disbanded the chain after 15 years to maintain focus on its high-end merchandise. I am from Huntley outside of Chicago. Do they still make bubbaloo gum? We have got to find this gum, It had the best flavor I have ever had in a gum. Wow! Every time I ask somebody if they remember Chum Gum they look at me like I'm crazy. Loved the flavor and the big bubbles! there is a man on ebay that sell chum gum for $7.00 a stick.. i used to save my money from my grass cuttin when i was a kid and head in town to Rehoboth and go to Snyders candy store and get my marvel comic books and a brown paper bag full of chum gumthen i was set to go into battle alongside Captain America and soar the outter most regions of the universe with the Silver Surferbring Chum Gum back.PLLLLLeeeaaassssee.? Richardson Brands, however, owns and produces Beechies, the Chiclets-like candy-coated gum Beech-Nut made years ago. BEST GUM EVER. Thor was my favorite. Chum Gum, best gum ever! 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?? You can still find many of those on the market now. Wish I could get the recipe and have it made again. was 3 sticks for a penny at first, went to 2 sticks, then 1 stick, and finally disappeared altogether. I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THIS GOOD OLD GUM. I use to have it in my car and it made my car smell so good. Professor Dumbledore loved the muggle sweets! For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. Frank Fleer and member of his family owned the business clear until 1989, more than 100 years after they began. Oh, well. God I miss this gum. Really the last Gas station in Bloomington, IN on South Walnut before you get to Highway 37/69. BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER,MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD LOVE IT!! I wish they would bring back our good old CHUM-GUM. Best ever gum. Miss it cant find it..Yumm, yumm. Two sticks for a penny. Don't think were the only ones out here moaning about the want for more of it! Fleer needs to start making it again. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. Let me know if anyone finds any or information on CHUM GUM. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC BROUGHT A PACK FROM A MARKET FEW YEARS AGO. Me and my sister would collect empty soda bottles becaus you got a penny a piece return on them. Im 67 yers old and would purchase a case of Chum Gum if we could find it. Bought them every year. We used to smash the frozen ones and eat the little frozen bite size pieces. I do remember it and it was quite cute. How do we find the manufacturer and talk them into making it again. It was silky smooth and it was the best gum for blowing huge bubbles. Am I way off base? ??? I would walk down to the local store and buy all that I could get. I use to go to the candy store and with 25 cents I could buy a bag of penny candy and be so happy. I grew up by Maple Lake outside of Bridgeport, West Virginia in the 60's. I would give anything to have a "chew" once again! Chocolate Babies; Chocolite; Chum Gum; Clark Bars - discontinued when NECCO went out of business in 2018, but they are now available in a new format called Clark Cups. Do they still make Beechnut gum? I grew up in Chicago in the 1950's and chum gum was and still is the BEST tasting gum I've ever tried. Only cough drop I like, only cough drop I will use. If anyone finds where to get this, please let us all know. I can almost conjure up the taste if I try really hard. I remember chum gum like it was yesterday. I'm 52 and it was my daily habit after school in East Los Angeles back in the 60's. (The Comrades reeeealy didnt like us for tearing up there countryside. Miss Chum Gum Bought at the candy store by Gregory School in Chicago in the mid fifties. Thriftys in Lynwood, Ca. Chum Gum was great. 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. I am 51 and have been craving this gum, chum gum the best ever made, 2 sticks for a penny and nothing else compares. But the original wafers, there is no comparison to them. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; My brother and I would return bottles for Grandma to the store. I wish Tootsie Roll administrators could see the number of people searching for this gum. I used certs to help me quit smoking, I always carried a roll of speartment in my shirt pocket. I also have searched for Chum Gum. Chum Gum was packaged 3 pieces for a penny. I loved chum gum, it was the best gum when I was a kid. I also loved Chum Gum and used to buy it in the early '70s. Also, a similar store in Gettysburg Pa sells these old-time treats. So sad that it can no longer be found. It must have been true cinnamon. My favourite candy its my trademark when nurses see me they ask for a cert please bring back. My sisters and brother don't remember it but I sure do! Wrapper has a devil's head printed and "Red Hot Chewing or Bubble Gum" printed on wrapper. Really wished they would make it again. Best wishes to all Chum Gum lovers! We all stopped at the corner store on the way home from school each day and buy them.YUMMMMMM !! Woolworth's on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, GA. Take a peak at https://www.candyfavorites.com/candy-flavor-memories. Barrels and Buckets Some anglers freeze chum in 5 gallon buckets, but you need a lot of freezer space to do that. That one is still on the market today. Stir mixture and put back in for 5-10 seconds intervals until completely melted. Make it again, Fleer! Does anyone know? The store (8500 Sheridan Rd.) OMG just remembered we don't have any woods all the developer's got rid of them. they can bring back Beemans and Black jack, why not Chum Gum??? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I wish they still made it. Great memories. My grandparents owned a small hamburger joint & they sold MILKSHAKE candy bars. Why do they always discontinue the best items just to make room for bs items that dont even taste good at all. If someone does bring it back, please don't wreck it like they have wrecked Bazooka, YUCK. A whole generation needs to experience this taste treat. After that, I was on my own when it came to buying it. I agree, chum gum was the best. 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. Bubble gum flavor. :-). We would put two pieces in at one time. In fact, Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of The Topps Company, Inc., still produces Bazooka Gum to this day. I don't remember zebra stripe gum.. Chum gum, lip sticks,bonomo taffy ect.. Great days, they truly were better days I don't care what anyone says. 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! They were the best frozen and fresh. The last time I remember even seeing the name on anything was about 12 years ago for Easter. I used to buy Chum Gum at Mill Creek Country Store in Mill Creek, Georgia, near Dalton- in the mid 70s. My kid, grandkids & great-grandbaby will miss one of the greatest flavors of life without it. If I'm not mistaken there was three pieces in a sleeve. i loved this gum. I wish they still made it. Then again, the aroma of a bag of coffee beans reminds me of a skunk. theres an emty spot in me. I have talked about it all my life and people look at me like I'm crazy glad to see there are others out there that loved it too!!!!! Well she spoke about this gum and how much she loved it so I just had to go on E-Bay and get a stick for her. The ad went something like, 'Yikes, stripes, beechnut gum' it came in yellow, green and . This group of people said that they never heard of it so I told them to goggle it and maybe it would show up. 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. God I loved this gum, jusr was talking to my sister about it the other day! Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed. You dont make them anymore. 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. Chewed it in Dallas in the late '50s and in Odessa through most of the '60s. 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. Peridex mouthwash may be useful in treating this. nealliquidations (5,063) 99.6%. I discovered them recently only to find out, you ran out of them. 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. Mint Juleps and Banana Splits were both made by NECCO who, sadly, went out of business. It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. WHAT HAPPENED TO CHUM GUM? I have been trying for YEARS to find some. Would love to find some BIZ!! Wish it was still made. No Luck, UMMM I LOVED CHUM GUM I WISH THEY WOULD BRING IT BACK, HEY DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER "BIG MOUTH" THEY USED TO COME IN A SQUARE FLAVORS WERE GRAPE APPLE AND REGULAR?IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO BUY ANY OF THESE LET ME KNOW:), DO YOU KNOW WHEN FLEER STARTED MAKING CHUM GUM IT WAS 1ST MADE BUY CURTIS CANDY CHICAGO A. Ahhhhh, Chum Gum, I loved that stuff and can still taste it in my mind. I chewed it everyday as a kid. Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). Sadly, these were discontinued many . OH BOY I REMEMBER THIS GUM.IT WAS THE BEST EVER. I also came across Dem Bones, which are no longer in production, as an older Brachs item. I still remember the red two stick gum. I'm 53 years old and every time I chew bubble gum (rarely), I remember the great flavor of the first few chews of Chum Gum. Chum Gum was a favorite of mine and my siblings! They were a brown and white striped hard minty candy on the outside with a softer, chewier finish. So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. Of course Chum gum was my favorite. 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. I grew up in Wisconsin and we bought it all the time in the penny candy section of our neighborhood meat market. I grew up in Washington, DC and would buy this most delicious gum at the corner stores on my way home from school in the late 60s and early 70s. they took me home in the police car and my mom was pissed!!!!!! sure miss that gum tho. I love this site. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. only 2 sticks to a pack. It came in a white package with blue lettering and was a pretty pink color. As so many people mentioned, bring back the good old days. My last research showed that the Wrigleys division of Mars owns the recipe but is not producing it unfortunately. I ask everyone my age if they remembered this gum and no one does. I used to lick the white off and then put the gum in my mouth. I wish they still made it I been searching for this gum. I mentioned Chum Gum, and people thought I was crazy. Chum Gum was owned and produced by Fleer Company from 1950 to 1971. Remember the cinnamon toothpicks? You could get a package of 3-5 pieces for 1 cent. Does anyone know what company produced the milkshake bars. Unfortunately, they were as messy as they were moreish, thanks to the low melting point of the chocolate. Yep I also grew up on chum gum and until recently haven't found anything close, but check out Ford Gum company and the gum called bologna and hotdog gum is as close as I've found.I got it in Santa Fe New Mexico at Walgreens. 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. Why? Nothing has ever compared to Chum. The assets were liquidated for creditor repayment and even the Fleer name was auctioned off with several other holdings. I CAN STILL TASTE IT! 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. In addition to that, we also love the Brachs cinnamon tree nougats for the same reason. I also loved the little hotdog gum--that was very tasty too. It seems like that happens everytime they sell something so good. They don't make em like they used to. As to whether they sold the formula for Mint Juleps remains to be seen. LOL!!! google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; I got to get it every weekend at the skating rink in Cleveland they charged 2 sticks for a 5cents. I loved it. As kids we loved it. I'll bet if you could find a stick, chew it, you would turn into an eight year old, like a twlight zone episode. AFTER SCHOOL WE ALWAYS STOP AT THIS STORE TO BUY CHUM GUM. and the "record" was a piece of gum. i hated it, the barber apparently didnt know how to do any other trim than a god awful bowl cut. Unfortunately, despite all these memories and many other people with reminiscent feelings just like these, Chum Gum is no longer on the market. I fell in love with Chum Gum since 6th grade in '62.I agree with everyone's comments, but besides the great flavor, Chum Gum produced the best bubbles! 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. Trying to find a company that still sells Maplenut Goodies. first opened in 1969, closing in 1974 (corporate bankruptcy). The memory will fade. Candy-coated gum from Frank H. Fleer & Co. (and later the American Chicle Company), called Chiclets, can be found in advertisements from The Saturday Evening Post going back to 1906. Life back then was beautiful. When I was a young girl in the sixties and early seventies there was a hard candy (much like the jolly ranchers of today) called twists. We used to turn in soda bottles so we could buy it. Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . Chiclets - Tiny Bubble Gum We have a new gum called Mini Mini Chicles that is very similar. I have been looking for Chum Gum for years and I haven't had any luck. WOW!!! Though Tendermint is no longer produced, Teaberry is still available. I am missing one of my all-time favorite candies. I remember ChumGumit had a sweet and unique flavor. Don't remember the price. Is there any other bubble gum that even comes close to chum gum? I'm 54 and haven't seen that gum since about 1970. In 2005, Fleer Company ended up declaring bankruptcy and they never bounced back as some companies do. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. (3 stick package) Can anybody remember the names of the 3 cent candy bars? I'm guessing it went under during World War 2 (sugar rationing), and Fleer simply tagged the stick bubble gum as such, legally. Your Price: $24.00. What a shame. IT IS LIKE THE BEST GUM EVER.BRINGS ME BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN LIFE WAS GOOD,AND NOTHING BOTHERED ME.THOSE WERE THE DAYS. The packaging was very similar to Charms Squares which were fruit flavored squares, but no gum in them. But I remember it was blue. [better source needed] A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by . Our family owned a mom and pop grocery store in Depauw, IN and Chum Gum was my favorite treat! I last had it around 1971-72 and purchased it in a little Mom & Pop store off the Fellsway in Medford, MA. Popped it hours. I am so happy I found this page. I remember eating them frozen at the South Park Swimming Pool on Corrigan Drive as a youngster. It is the best bubble gum ever made. Certs. The flavor lasts for a while as well, long after the sugar is gone. Hmmm? They would make a fortune. Do you know what company manufactured them? I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. THE GOOD OLD DAYS. 2 for a penny. Best gum ever! For years I have been searching for this stick bubble gum called Chum Gum. Impossible to find anywhere. 4. That was August 7, 1987. This gum is remembered as being one of the best bubble-blowing gums ever. Loved Chum Gum. I take it out sometimes and think back .In the 50s it was 3sticks for .01. Please leave a review or any memories of this snack in the comments at the bottom of this page. I too have yearnd for Chum Gum. Everyone said the same things I have thought for years about Chum Gum- I do miss it. It was a chocolate bar with air crisped chocolate inside it. Treasure Island lasted from 1962 to 1977. Your article shows one picture with a blue wrapper. Anyone have any ideas of anything that would? Two for a penny and with a dime i would fill my mouth with 20 sticks and chew until I couldn't move my jaw any more. Along with baseball card gum, also with the powdered sugar, it was the best gum ever. This bait works best to catch smaller channel cats and eating-size catfish because there is not enough blood to attract larger fish. My Chum Gum days go back to the early 60's in Junior High. I recall the sugar coated blue gum! I can't believe I found all of you. It brings back so many great memories. Please announce it to the world so we all can get some. I remember Chum Gum from way back in my elementary school days. Share across the isle in a diverse world and bring us together with CHUM GUM! And what Im in search of does not have that. Sometimes I can still smell it. It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. My Co-Workers think I'm nuts. Best wishes to all Chum Gum fans. After reading all these stories on Chum Gum, I want some now!!! I read a story on the net that the Scrunch was and is Johnny Depps favorite bar too! We used to buy two types of gum: Chum Gum and Devil Gum - I think it was made by the same company and was HOT cinnamon flavor. I grew up in FL, and I remember climbing up on the kitchen counter and standing on my tip toes to reach the shelf in the upper cabinet where my mother kept a box of Chum Gum! We still have the red licoricered vines. Someone else said that thosewere the carefree days when we had no problems and life was easy. As a child in the mid fifties I discovered it at Glazners Market in Carrollton Texas (a Dallas suburb). But it was wonderful bubblegum, and so much for the penny! Somebody bring it backthey have brought everything else back from beechies to violet why not chum gum? Bar none the greatest tasting gum ever. when i was younger, my adoptive father would always take me to get my hair cut at this really just awful barbers salon. im jonesing for one. I'm 50 and from St. Louis. There was a small corner store three blocks in any direction from my house. My mom went to put the clothe in thee dryer and came back and sat down in the chum gum again and got stuck again also so funny. I agree with Dee, #8 from 1-14-15. White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. Oh so delicious. 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. And only A PENNY! The entire beetroot is edible including the leaves which contain loads of vitamin A, calcium, iron and potassium. Chiclets History Adams developed Chiclets over a century ago and it quickly became known as the candy coated gum. My mouth's still watering, but that item's for external use only, a small tin of Heath & Henry cuticle cream, which was on sale as discontinued. It came in sticks (5 per pack, if I remember correctly ) and the pack color corresponded with the flavor. I've been looking for it for years!! Chum Gum was a Fleer exclusive, there were no past or present copycats out there. Is this something that is still available to get? There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! I just googled chum gum to see what I could find. I have never tasted a gum that compared. But this isn't true. Bubble Yum Rockin' Raspberry flavor. We also bought these little rolls of candy called BIZ. I would encourage everyone to email the company to try and bring this gum back. Wish someone would make it again. Since they make Dubble Bubble, why not make Chum Gum also? It was actually the middle of my work day as a door to door salesman and I was stopping to get gas. I bought it in Alabama in the 50's and oh how I wish they would make it again!!! And about 10-12 came in a little rectangular pack with a paper wrapper with the name on it. What happened to the large size Atomic Fireballs? Put gum base, citric acid, corn syrup and glycerin a bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Thank you for letting my co-workers know I didn't make this up. They disappeared quite a long time ago. Free returns. You made my day :-). Wow! I WANT SOME. While Chum Gum was a bright spot in candy history for only a short time, its one worth remembering. This brings back sweet memories to me. Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. 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 used to find it and steal him WONDERFUL Chum Gum!!! That is, when we weren't playing stepball, riding bikes or trading baseball cards. Wish it would be back in the market. Yum, the smell and powdery coating, the texture and great bubbles. Never been anything close to how good it was. I have wracked my brain so many times trying to come up with this name. The neighborhood kids loved that gum. I cant help but think of those delicious little mint humbugs that my grandmother always gave me. they were fantastic and the start to my love of sour candies, and theyre gone. General Question about discontinued candy. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. I live in Iowa where I would buy it at the neighborhood grocery store. They would make lots of money. It was so unique to chew. 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. Like as in yesterday! This preceded Fleer's product by 13 years. OMG! Hmmm. why dont we all ask fleer to remake this wonderful GUM. Can't belive it. Anyway, I have also been looking for it for years with no luckChum gum was the best! I LOVED Chum Gum!! There were 3 sticks in the pack,an open ended pack, not a sealed pack like other gums. Chum gum was my favorite. I blew my first bubble with a stick of Chum Gum. So glad so many people loved it as I did, brings back childhood memories. 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. This was in the late 50's. I sure wish some company would find the original recipe and make more!!! It's a relief to know it really did exist! I've often ask people if they remember Chum Gum and no one knows what I'm talking about. loved it in the 50's. thanks to all of you. Let's start a petition to bring back our beloved Chum Gum. It didnt go over well and needed quite a lot of improvements so this one never actually was marketed. !WhErE CaN I FiNd iT? I'm 62 and still remember this was the best gum I could buy. It was 1961 and for .25 you could buy a 12oz bottle of pepsi, ice cold from the machine, a .10 bag of Jays Potato chips and 3 grape gum balls. Fleer made the Chum Gum and it is now discontinued. I still miss that gum and would pay alot of money to have more. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT CAME IN THE SAME SHAPE PACKAGING AS BEEMAN'S OR BLACKJACK. Ive depleted the stores in Detroit MI, I wish I could find my favorite marathon bars. It had the best aroma, flavor and texture of any gum ever. and what a great smell, and the best bubbles. We each got a nickle to spend from the return money. And you all are right if you ask some one about it they think you are crazy. For .12 cents, I could buy a comic book, a fountain cherry or vanilla coke and a pack (2 sticks ) of chum gum. Could be the case If so, then it would just be nice to know what is was called way back when. We had Chum gum in Silver Spring, Maryland. Thank you for your time. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE INFO. I wish they would make it again. I am 58 and I recall it very well when I was in grade school. PLEASE!!! or Best Offer. Google - How to make gum? It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! Us and other G.I.s in or out of the field. By the way Mack, if we're all losers what are you doing wasting your time reading our comments? Beech-Nut gum was a go-to breath freshener in the early to mid 20 th century, but gradually fell out of favor and was eventually discontinued. I agree with so many of the comments that have been made by othersyou ask people if they remember or have ever heard of this gum and they look at you like you are crazy. Thanks for sharing your memories! The Fleer Factory closed many years agoTo bad for us Chum Gum fans, My wife bought me on sale after easter. Best gum ever!!!!! Those were the good ole days! IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. JMK, I just posted something about Chum Gum on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. 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/. That wasn't the case with Black Cat Bubble Gum. One day at the laundry mat I stuck my chum gum on her seat and watched her sat down in the huge wad of chum gum.