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. Thanks go them, I loved Hollyywood candy bars My mom would buy me a When the Milky Way Midnights came out they were similar but not quite the same. Discovering that a favorite candy is being discontinued is akin to loosing someone close to you. I can not believe all of these comments, I wish I could find this gum it smells and tastes so good. One other candy I have not seen mentioned here was a MILK SHAKE CANDY BAR. I can still remember the smell and taste of it. Grew up in what is now called Roscoe Village and had to pass Gus's Sweet Shop every day to and from school. We used to turn in soda bottles so we could buy it. I am 61 yrs. Set aside two tablespoons of powered sugar to sprinkle over finished gum. At her 2nd birthday party I gave her a present with no name on it, but I had a certs setting on top, she looked at it and came up to me and said thanks for the present. Chiclets History Adams developed Chiclets over a century ago and it quickly became known as the candy coated gum. Declining profits, and the threat of steeper property taxes, prompted Neisner to close in December, 1971. The bubble gum was cheap with really great flavor that simply didnt last. 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. I can almost taste it. delicious flavors especially banana. Its tragic!!! PLEASE!!! So, no luck there either What I am in search of is probably something that is no longer in production, anywhere, by anybody. I have searched also for Chum Gum, funny no one I know remembers it either. I remember Chum gum and got some in the mid 70s in Folsom at an old town general store,on a family vacation. Do you know if they still make them, and if so, how I could get some? We would drag our wagon all over town!!! With the popularity of dark chocolate I would think that the Hollywood Candy Bar would have a huge following now Cant some company get the recipe and please bring it back. I stay on the look out at Cracker Barrel, but nothing yet. anyone else remember them? I have ordered them by the pound, so I could get enough to last him a year at a time. Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic I have wracked my brain so many times trying to come up with this name. Today, gum is sold in a variety of shapes and flavors . We also used Dippity Doo on our hair and Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific! There has never been or will ever be a better tasting gum. IF someone finds it my e-mail whiteki@realtracs.com that is how serious I am at 57 years old. Every time I ask somebody if they remember Chum Gum they look at me like I'm crazy. I am 65 years old and I can still taste and smell Chum Gum. It had a smell all it's own and a powdery coating. White powdery coated soft bubble gum that blew bubbles the size of your whole face and ended up stuck there when they burst. I retired as a pastor. , The reason why this is no longer on the market is that the FDA found it was causing even more gum erosion than pain it was felt to be relieving! While its no longer here, you can reminisce with Dubble Bubble and appreciate the time it was here and successful. Fleer owned the market on bubble gum sports trading cards at the time. I bought a tiny metal tin pie and it came with a teenie metal spoon. I also loved the little hotdog gum--that was very tasty too. As a Marine and later Army Officer I travelled the world but always keeping an eye out. This was in the 60's in Augusta,GA and only at Carpenter's 50-50 Store. One stick was blue and one stick was pink.