{"id":24215,"date":"2017-08-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=24215"},"modified":"2021-01-13T17:56:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T03:56:07","slug":"waysnack-machine-freshen-up-gum-and-soda-liquid-center-gum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/31\/waysnack-machine-freshen-up-gum-and-soda-liquid-center-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"WAYSNACK MACHINE: Freshen-Up Gum and Soda Liquid Center Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Freshen<\/p>\n

Why are children obsessed with gum? This is purely anecdotal evidence, but as a kid I was always chewing gum, and pretty much every child around me was the same way. I’m not exaggerating; unless I was eating something, I was chewing gum, and sometimes I even tried to do both at the same time. Did you know chocolate makes gum dissolve? I found that out personally, and it is profoundly gross.<\/p>\n

I even did that thing where I would \u201csave\u201d my gum overnight, usually by sticking it against the wall since I didn’t have a fancy headboard like every kid who does this in the movies. Why? Couldn’t I just get a fresh piece in the morning? You were weird, child me.<\/p>\n

\"Freshen<\/p>\n

One of my fondest gum memories is Freshen-Up. It came in four flavors \u2013 Bubble Gum, Spearmint, Peppermint, and Cinnamon \u2013 and when you bit into them, a gel-like\/liquid center with the same (but more intense) flavor would squirt into your mouth, which is much more fun than I make it sound.<\/p>\n

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Image via Collecting Candy<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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I loved cinnamon Freshen-Up until I found an even more fun version of this concept \u2013 soda-flavored squirty gum! My fondest memory is of the A&W Root Beer variety<\/a>; when you chomped down on it, what amounted to a melted root beer barrel was squirted into your mouth in the most delightful way. I also remember there being a Dr. Pepper variety, and the Internet tells me there were also 7-Up, Cherry 7-Up, RC Cola and even Slush Puppy (?!) flavors.<\/p>\n

I never knew it had a brand name, but apparently the manufacturer was Amurol, the folks who brought you Big League Chew, Bubble Tape, and possibly every other novelty gum you’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

I thought Freshen-Up was long gone, but apparently it’s been available on Amazon as late as 2015. I have no idea how long the soda varieties lasted, but they have a distinct 80s feel to them.<\/p>\n

I’d love to have the opportunity to bite into a liquid-center soda gum again, but I doubt I would take up the habit. Much like the flavor of the gum stuck to my wall, my desire for gum has all but faded away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why are children obsessed with gum? This is purely anecdotal evidence, but as a kid I was always chewing gum, and pretty much every child around me was the same way. I’m not exaggerating; unless I was eating something, I was chewing gum, and sometimes I even tried to do both at the same time. 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