chewing gum

     

Chewing gum is a type of confectionery traitionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or rubber.

Trivia about chewing gum

  • In 1848 John B. Curtis made this product commercially for the first time in the U.S.; Wrigley came later
  • John Curtis made a spruce-based type in 1848; Thomas Adams made a chicle-based type around 1870
  • Heloise suggests getting this off clothing (not the bottoms of theater seats) by hardening it using an ice cube