and no one i know remembers this gum. I cannot believe there are more chum gum lovers out there. I lived on Herbert a mile away from school the flavor was delicious and lasting. i would really like for someone to bring back my favorite childhood gum. I see you are out of both. Am I way off base? The store (8500 Sheridan Rd.) That one is still on the market today. I WANT SOME. Bazooka Bubble Gum is still being made! Yum. We would split the money we got( .10 to .15 cents) and then hit the penny candy. Yes, CHUM GUM two sticks wrapped individually in a royal blue wrapper. The Fleer Factory closed many years agoTo bad for us Chum Gum fans, My wife bought me on sale after easter. Loved chum gum I Remember you would get 2 pieces for a penny!! chum gum chewing gum for sale | eBay Oh, and I'm also from the great windy city of Chicago! You got 3 sticks for a penny. Still, there was a backlash when they were discontinued in 2006, leading to the introduction of the Butterfinger Bites in . In the interim, why not share your memories of a favorite NECCO product. Or at least tell me where I could buy some other than eBay. Loved it. I have looked for it for years. Anyone out there who remembers this product, or where it might be still available? Your article shows one picture with a blue wrapper. For the most part, these came in either 2 sticks or 5 sticks to a pack. I loved Chum Gum!! His company originally began in 1885 and unfortunately, it went bankrupt in 2005. So many different types of gum came out in those years that it was challenging to compete against them. Wacky WafersBonkers and Milkshake candy bars!! I am from lakewood California and always bought it from the liquor store accross the street from our hoiuse.I have looked for it in everystore i go into no one had it or knows what it is so sad. God! Now then there was this Gasthaus, or pub midway to Schweinfurt* that had their own brew that tasted so good we always tried to stop and buy a case or a few of. It was a chocolate bar with air crisped chocolate inside it. So sad. The Chicago company was small. Tootsie Roll bought Fleer 12 years ago, and today makes Dubble Bubble, another old Fleer product. I remember then from the 60s. It is described as having a very unique original bubblegum flavor with a smooth but powdery pink gum. Certs. Wow! I can't believe I found others who remember Chum Gum - my absolute favorite back in the 50's and 60's. I am 58 years old and I live in New Orleans. Discontinued Candy and Gum favorites - OldTimeCandy.com West Virginia at alot of different places! Please , I have cancer and I really need my certs !!!! I was going to Lake Jr high school back in the day and I always bought it everyday after school. 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. I wish someone could find more info., bring it back. They company had Wacky Wafer candy bags with little bunnies, eggs, and Easter basket shaped Wafers. Maybe one day! Every time we went I got him a case of something and mailed it to him. They also have a list of discontinued candy and sadly, Chum Gum is one of them. 10 Discontinued Bubble Gums You'll Never Chew Again We still offer the Maple Nut goodies but no other varieties are available. that and Milk Duds (the old ones without that crappy shiny finish) I used to as a kid get them at the little green store in Appleton Wi.i went to that store foe 10 yrs and didnt know it by its real name,but it was little and green, I GRE UP IN CHICAGO WITH CHUM GUM AND THOSE HOT DOG GUMS AND WONDERFUL BLOMMERS CHOCOLATE. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bars were Milkshake candy bars and Marathon bars. I too remember Chum Gum and think back to my younger days. it also came 2 sticks in a pack for a penny, it was in a red outer paper wrapper with 2 red sticks of gum in plain white paper sleeves. I found this particular page 'cause I was looking for references to gum that was made into little record albums. I used to ride my bike about s mile to Campbells Drug store on the corner of Atlantic blvd and ocean blvd. I talk about Chum Gum atleast once a month. I know if they ever started making it again, I would sure buy it! Great memories. 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. the good ole days. Fairchance, Pa. Twas my favorite as well. Delicious! old, and I remember buying Chum Gum from my Uncle's country store in Partlow, Va. Chum Gum - made in the 1960s/70s. I grew up in West Tenn. and the Priccipal would let us walk to the store while we were waiting for the high school bus to come pick us up, (at the elementry school). Nicole, I feel your pain! The commercial used to feature fruit falling throug the ceiling and landing on people making them go bonkers. Neisner was a New York based chain of variety stores, and the Racine store was downtown at 424 Main St. 38 Discontinued Candies People Desperately Want to Return If I could just close my eyes and go back . So if we could find a few pop bottles we had us good in candy for several days. So I brought these Brachs Red Twist and shared them with my wife. I still can get Bottle Caps, Laffy Taffy, Now N Laters, Sprees, Nerds and Sweet Tarts. Bring it back !!! You're welcome, Dave, and thanks for reading! Wholesale Retro & Nostalgic Candy | Candy in Bulk | BlairCandy.com Of course Chum gum was my favorite. My Chum Gum memory is from the sixties. I loved the blue gum all, the grape and the sour apple. Orange County, CA in 1960's-early 70's. google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; I love Chum Gum!! Yum! They have a lot of the older candy that's hard to find. It is the FIRST online candy store backed by the OLDEST wholesale candy company in the nation! It must have been true cinnamon. I remember the lunch counter inside, plus an arcade style shooting game in back (ten shots for a dime). Does anyone remember them? Remember the gum in those cards? In business from 1930 to 1971. I would love to be able to let my children and grandchild taste this gum. Sadly, Maple Nut Goodies were discontinued by the manufacturer along with so many other delightful Brachs product. Although the memories of those visits have faded with time, I will never forget my favorite, Chum-Gum! There actually was a Chum Gum before Fleer's stick bubble gum! We were in heaven when we found those. Those were the good ole days! Bummer! I really miss the best gum ever made, Sugar Free Bubble Yum Bubble Gum Peppermint. Does anyone know? Sometimes the flavor is decent, but you can't blow a bubble if your life depended on it. So glad I finally found someone who remembers it! :-). I am 63 and remember summer days walking a few blocks to the little mom and pop grocery store in my neighborhood in Tulsa with my friend or sisters to buy my Chum Gum. Iremember this awesome gum I saved up my allowence and bought a whole box with they still made it no gum comes even close to the taste of gum. Oh my gosh, I have dreamed of Chum Gum for years. Chum gum lovers - You can make it yourself - no need to wait for someone to do it for you. Yum, the smell and powdery coating, the texture and great bubbles. It was popular for the entirety of the gum because it was soft and easy to chew but also because it had good flavor. This gum came in.a blue and green or pink and green or yellow and green. It was my favorite. If not, you should find the recipe and redistribute it! It would be like giving them a taste of the 60's. I'm so HAPPY just to see them in my curio cabinet! 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! 2. Several years ago a similar item was made by Starburst in candy corn flavors, much like yours appear to be. That was the "Good Ole Days". I grew up in Chicago in the Lincoln Park area and bought it at a store called Nick's. Alas, I have searched the world over for many years, searching and hoping that somewhere I would find Chum Gum. I sure wish some company would find the original recipe and make more!!!