His company originally began in 1885 and unfortunately, it went bankrupt in 2005. Do they still make beemans gum? Flavors were raw imitations of pop (soda). I used to buy it in Burbank, Illinois, where I grew up. Best ever gum. He would keep some in the freezer so you could have your choice of frozen or notthey were so good! Wish someone would bring it back. I'd buy fifteen sticks for a nickel from the corner store outside Riley Elementary in Muncie, Indiana. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. What day would probably charge a dollar for 2 pieces? I just googled chum gum to see what I could find. Wish they would bring it back. As someone said, the flavor didn't last long but the gum had so much elasticity and blew the best bubbles ever. (I'm 57 now) Let me know what you think. Somebody get the recipe and start making it again ! I loved the blue gum all, the grape and the sour apple. I was engaged and my fianc was in the Air Force. Sure would like to but some it was the BEST. I would buy it if I could find it. I used to lick the white off and then put the gum in my mouth. or Best Offer. 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. PLEASE. I grew up in Indio, Ca and remember buying Chum gum in the 60's. 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. There was usualy three flavors in one sleeve, sometimes there would be two of the same flavor. and the "record" was a piece of gum. A 5 stick pack was a penny. Awesome memories of summertime in the 60's and 70's riding my bike to Aloha Drug Store for Chum Gum! Bubblicious Cherry Cola flavor. Ive depleted the stores in Detroit MI, I wish I could find my favorite marathon bars. I remember when my mom wear her blue relaxed lee jeans and her candies high heels sandals an awesome look. In the 50's and into the 60's Chum Gum did come 3 pieces for a penny. I am so glad I found this website. I found this gum's wrapper today, when cleaning a home here in Seattle. BRING BACK DEM BONES. . 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. He focused all of his marketing and efforts to the new gum and it was impressive. And yes, just like someone before me said, right next to the hot dog gum. Chew. It can't hurt to try! We paid $10.00 for a piece but it was well worth it to see her reactions!!! Do they still make bubbaloo gum? Now I would pay 2 sticks for a buck if I could find it. altoids Tangerine sours. Yes those were the days! We had Chum gum in Silver Spring, Maryland. I'm 43 YeArS OlDi hAvEn'T SeEn cHuM GuM/oR TaStEd iT SiNcE I WaS lIkE,sIx yEaR's oLd!! I was and still would be my favorite. 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. Sadly, Chiclets were permanently discontinued in 2018 and no mention has been made as to whether they will ever return. Please bring them back. It was a marvelous combination of whimsy and cuteness and sold really well. It was the best!Bring it back! Not as good as Chum Gum, but still good memories. What a great ideawhy don't we [all] start a revolution and surely some company out there will duplicate the stuff and make us all happy. empty. 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'. Did they change it or is my memory bad? Please Bring MY CHUM GUM back. there is nothing in the world like chum gum. I lived in Stanton, Calif. We use to go to the corner store with a quarter and by a bag full of different candies to watch Astro Boy and Zolar. I also grew up in the 60's. Oh how I wish they would bring it back! Both of these types of candies came in a bag holding multiple candies. My brother and I lived in Riggs Park, Washington DC in the 1950s, and remember buying Chum Gum on a mobile grocery bus. We got Chum Gum from the guy in the ice cream truck. Wish I could buy some now. Please leave a review or any memories of this snack in the comments below. The Milwaukee stores sold nearly everything you'd want, including hunting rifles and ammo. THE BEST EVER Has anyone ever reached out to Tootsie Roll and asked about remaking it? Glad to see I'm not the only one that love it! I would encourage everyone to email the company to try and bring this gum back. My siblings don't even remember it! i use to walk to my corner store and buy the individual sticks for a penny a piece. Tears filled her eyes as she was just beside herself when we gave it to her. I wish it would make a comeback. I bought it at many places in Harford County, Maryland. I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. However, there are several flavors that continue to come out and can be purchased in 2022 as well. There is a site to buy old time candy, but they didn't have it. i used to buy it in houston, texas in the mid-sixties. People used to say Who has Chum Gum? Two for a penny. I remember the taste and smell so well. It was the best gum ever made. LOL And I would be crazy enough to pay a dollar for 2 pieces I really liked it! Is this a temporary thing?. Somebody bring it backthey have brought everything else back from beechies to violet why not chum gum? It was coated with powdered sugar, and at two sticks for a penny could not be beat! Tootsie Roll has displayed no interest in reviving Chum Gum. 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. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. The world's most popular autocomplete game. Omg. I think they were called Kentucky Mints, and I believe they were made by Brachs. She did that and explained that they had been discontinued. I wish they would make it again. Hmmm? I was just thinking about Chum Gum. Miss it now and wish someone could come up with that same great flavor!!! It would be like giving them a taste of the 60's. Well. Well I looked that name up, shortly after writing to you, Quickly discovered that Chicken Bones* are still in production (somewhere), and doesnt fit the lengthy description I gave for the product Im in search of, at all !! Sounds like a common experience for many here. 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. Wish the company would bring it back!!! Anyone remember Violets? 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! I remember the two to a wrapper scheme, which is why I thought one should share it with a friend. They were clear squares with bubble gum in the center each individually wrapped in clear cellophane. Yes, yes, yes! Fleer eventually shifted his interests to trading cards and eventually sold Dubble Bubble, as well as several other brands. Chum Gum was my favorite. 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. So freaking sad. And who can forget that great flavor? I remember 3 sticks for a penny. 52chum. No one I know has heard of it! I considered, and then did write to you, earlier this evening, about a older butterscotch & coconut based candy that Im still looking for, using a different type of tell us what you want form , different than this one, on this your website. Adams flavored gums were plain chewing gum with a burst of sour power. Im trying to remember the name of a candy from the past. CHUM GUM HAD A TASTE ALL IT'S OWN.I GREW UP ON IT. I cant believe they discontinued my favorite Wazoo Bars. I've asked so many people if they ever heard of it and they think I'm nuts. and I loved the flavor of Chum Gum. Get up in My tree house and eat it all. The best gum ever for blowing bubbles. 6. And who remembers Adams Sour gum - at one time I think they had pineapple flavor. 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! I well remember Chum Gum. Fleer Please Bring It Back!! 2 for a penny. The Best Ever. 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. This brings back sweet memories to me. 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. If we ever discuss back on the market the company would be very successful. So sad. French Chew is very similar. I have been craving Chum Gum for 50 years. The gum itself was Hot Pink in color and had the most unique flavor. Neisner was a New York based chain of variety stores, and the Racine store was downtown at 424 Main St. The history for the stories behind Chum Gum is limited but to our knowledge, the gum was first produced in 1950 by Fleer Company. When I was a child the candy bars were large and worth the money. Brand New. I am missing one of my all-time favorite candies. i hated it, the barber apparently didnt know how to do any other trim than a god awful bowl cut. Sure wish they would make this gum again!The Best Gum Ever! Mighty Gum Immunity $16.00 Mighty Gum's chewing candy contains a ton of natural, germ-fighting extracts, like ashwagandha, elderberry, and reishi mushroom. Everybody write to Fleer and get them to bring back Chum Gum. No one I talk to remembers Chum gum, I loved it. !Not planning to eat them just wanted to have those wonderful memories in my own hand. This was the best gum ever - a piece for yourself and a piece for your Chum. I loved chum him it was really best gum in my childhood every time is go to cracker barrel and see them about the chum gum but they seem to be clueless I wish we all can find the candy company to see for they can find the original ingredient to ale ch gum and put it back on the market nothing taste the same anymore not even kits and maryjane, I was in a small south eastern colo. town in 1978 and saw that dark blue wrapper. Maybe that is why we don't have chum gum the base is made from tree's OMG. google it and see if you can find it! I agree, chum gum was the best. I loved this gum. the police found me at the local creek eating the chum gum. As a child in the mid fifties I discovered it at Glazners Market in Carrollton Texas (a Dallas suburb). Thank you Rob Lambert for the info. Not sure why I have such loyalty to this particular confection but like other bloggers, it had a distinct taste and smooth texture. I would buy it at Bruce's store across from my high school, everyone who went to GWHS chewed it. Have you ever heard of these. I believe many of the candy requests are sold there, my girlfriend enjoys Necco wafers, which they stock in many flavors. Oh why cant they bring back Chum Gum like they have brought back so many other old time candies?! Why oh why did they stop making it! Bought Chum Gum everyday at Turpacks store in Endicot, N.Y. across the street from G.W.J. I'm 55, grew up in San Bernardino, California, and I went looking for Chum Gum because it had the best TEXTURE! I grew up in Greeley Colo. I am 58 years old and I live in New Orleans. I have thought of Chum gum several times and just now decided to google is.. I used to buy Chum Gum at Mill Creek Country Store in Mill Creek, Georgia, near Dalton- in the mid 70s. I wish someone could find more info., bring it back. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! It's no secret that bubble gum often doesn't really deliver. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy and has no idea what I am talking about. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; 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. I love Chum Gum. Loved the smell, loved the taste. People think I am making up the name. Nothing else compares! It wasnt sold in a stick like Chum Gum, though. Asked people for YEARS if they remembered Chum Gum, my favorite bubblegum of all time and no one knew what I was talking about. 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. I bought it in St. Albans. Like another fan, I always licked the paper first and then chewed the gum. One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. But that doesnt make their history any less important. 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. Along with hot dog weiner gum! I did a yahoo search on chum gum thats how iI found this page. Can not get it. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. From 1970, Fleer began selling Chum Devil Gum. Time to stand up and her butt went up for a few inches and stopped and she tried again and now four times later she realized her butt in stuck to her seat and hear I'M STUCK and she looks at me and said Joey mommy stuck can you help mommy stand up from her seat so I helped her and she had chum gum all over her butt. I did not know what the two piece penny gum was called. I was looking for the Marathon Bar. I too mentioned how good it was to some friends recently, and they had no idea what I was talking about. And since someone mentioned shampoo - anybody remember the old egg wash shampoos?? 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. Wow.what a treat to find so many other Chum Gum fans. IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. I used to visit my grandparents house in Golden, IL in the early 60's. The 70's were the best of time.