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The three varieties are still just as tasty as you remember with flavors that you just can’t find anywhere else: Beemans with its unique minty flavor, Black Jack with its rich black licorice flavor, and Clove with its spicy-sweet clove flavor. The tin is filled with 15 packs of gum (5 of each flavor; 5 sticks per pack).

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The lifespan of a candy is never known. What seems like a classic could be gone in an instant, leaving candy lovers wondering how to satisfy their sweet tooth cravings, and feeling that the candy world will never be the same again.

However, for some candies, there is a miraculous comeback story, a happy redemption that reminds us all just how unexpected and beautiful the industry can be. Today, we are glad to report that, long-time favorites Black Jack, Beemans and Clove Chewing Gum will be back on the market this fall.

Gerrit J. Verburg Co. signed the final contracts to take ownership of the three retro chewing gums this summer, a huge step forward in reviving a long-loved trio of gums that have been part of American candy fabric since the late 1800’s.

Three Gums, Three Stories

Black Jack was the first flavored gum in the United States, and the first to be sold in sticks. The gum’s creator, Thomas Adams, purchased chicle in the hopes of turning it into rubber. When that plan failed, he pursued gum instead, and in 1871 Black Jack was born.

Beeman’s was originally marketed as an aid to digestion, due to the fact that the original formula contained pepsin and chicle. It became part of the American Chicle Company in 1898. Known as the lucky gum of pilots, the gum grew in popularity due to its ability to settle stomach acid in flight.

The youngest of the three gums, Clove was invented by the Thomas Adams company in 1914. Rumor has it that the strong-smelling gum may have been prized during prohibition for its ability to hide the smell of alcohol.

We Make Candy History Personal

Each of these gums has a long and storied past, but perhaps the most interesting candy history is the one you bring to the table. Did you enjoy Black Jack, Beemans and Clove in your youth? What do you remember most about the gums? Share your memories of these iconic candies with us, and be sure to sign up so you’ll be notified when all three are re-launched this fall.

When you share a memory about Black Jack, Beemans and Clove gum, you will automatically be entered to win one box each of these iconic gum flavors when they become available. Contest entries accepted until September 16th, 2018 and a winner will be contacted on September 21st, 2018. Happy Sharing!

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Beemans gum (originally Beeman's Gum, see image at right) is a chewing gum formulated by Ohio physician Edward E. Beeman in the late 19th century.

History[edit]

Beeman originally claimed the gum contained pepsin powder that would improve digestion. The product became a part of the American Chicle Company in 1898, and continued on after the purchase of American Chicle by Warner-Lambert in 1962. Production ceased in 1978 due to lagging sales. In 1985 the brand was revived in a nostalgia campaign, as an ordinary chewing gum without the medical claims, marketed along with Clove and Black Jack chewing gums.

The original wrapper had a pig logo, but was later replaced with a logo featuring Beeman's name in scroll and his portrait. The current wrapper design has a white and red background with white and black lettering. Beemans is sporadically produced by Cadbury Adams as a nostalgia gum, along with the other historic gums Clove and Black Jack. In 2015 the company announced it would no longer produce any of these popular gums. Since then, because of regular demand, all three brands have been reintroduced. In 2019, Geritt J. Verburg, one of America's largest candy importers, purchased the exclusive rights and resumed production. The gum is no longer made in the United States but rather in Morocco. Packaging is similar to the 'original' as is the formula. The gum is sold sporadically in the USA by the Gerrit J. Verdburg Co.^[1][2]

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The gum is prominently featured in major movies The Right Stuff, Hot Shots!, The Rocketeer (in which the gum serves a key plot element), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, used in the latter for character Mutt Williams (Shia Labeouf) in Indy home scene. Most recently the gum features on the inventor's workbench of young Frank Walker in Disney's Tomorrowland, as Frank is working on his homemade rocket jet-pack.

Medical claims[edit]

The 'lucky' gum of pilots is a superstition perhaps based in the original product's unsubstantiated claim of preventing seasickness, but applied to flight airsickness. Chewing any type of gum is thought to promoteequalizing pressure in the ears.

The current product no longer contains any pepsin or chicle, and instead follows the ordinary modern chewing gum recipe of sweetened and flavored synthetic gum base.^[3] The original medical claim that the chewing gum 'cures indigestion and sea-sickness' were never substantiated, and would not be permitted today by food and drug regulations dating to the 1930s. Indeed, the presence of pepsin in the throat is known to be injurious to throat tissues.^[4]

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References[edit]

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1. ^Conte, Erin Del (2019-01-22). 'Retro Gum Brands'. Convenience Store Decisions. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
2. ^'Vintage Gum Nutrtition Facts'. gerritjverburg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
3. ^'Beemans Ingredient List'. Candy Nation. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
4. ^Koufman, J. A.; Johnston, N. (2012). 'Potential benefits of pH 8.8 alkaline drinking water as an adjunct in the treatment of reflux disease'. The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 121 (7): 431–4. doi:10.1177/000348941212100702. PMID22844861.

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