Dentyne Gum memories... When I was growing up, my grandmother always had a package of Dentyne gum in
her purse (or in, as Nannie called it, her pocketbook). Right in the little zippered compartment, right next to her neatly folded and
encased plastic rain bonnet was the red and white package that somehow always seemed to have just one piece missing.
How I loved the cinnamon scent, the unusual size, and the delicious taste. Most of all, though, I
loved the fact that Nannie always offered me a piece! To this very day, Dentyne is my favorite gum! ~ Julie from South Carolina
My childhood memories of
Dentyne Gum are very comforting to me. I was adopted at the age of
5, to a military couple with one child of their own. I remember it
as if it happened yesterday. I visited and spent Saturday or Sunday
with them for along time before I was officially "adopted". Every
visit they would give me "Dentyne Gum". I thought that these people
were the BEST! They must really like me.
After the adoption, life was
grand. I had a sister that was 4 years older myself, she became my
idol. It was not long after that my father was transferred to
Germany, He went and six months later, my Mother, sister and I were
on a plane to Germany.
Germany was a wonderful
place. There was just a couple of things that we could not get in
Germany that we were used to, and one of them was "Dentyne Gum". It
was not too long before our first "Care Package" from my Grandmother
in the US.
I will never forget, my
mother opening the box of goodies, cutting the tape, opening the
flaps on the box. What was on the very top of the box? You got it.
"Dentyne Gum" and there must have been 15 pkgs. At that time I did
not think that life could be better.
To this day, (40 years later)
Dentyne still brings a warm and fuzzy feeling deep inside of me. ~
Karen from North Carolina
My dad was a sales rep for
Warner Lambert for 25 years from 1961 to 1986. That company owned
Adams which made candy and gum. Dentyne was one of their best
sellers at the time and the gum I remember so well. Since dad had
the "inside" he would bring home a cardboard box about 8 inches long
filled with individual pieces of Dentyne. They were about 3/4 inches
wide and 1 1/4 inches long. You couldn't buy these in the store.
I remember mother kept them
in a high cupboard and would let us have one piece when we asked. I
loved the way it smelled and the cinnamon taste was just right. Not
too hot, but not wimpy. My friends thought it was so cool to get a
piece of non store bought Dentyne. My mother would always put a few
pieces in her pocketbook before church and during service she would
give us one. I think it was to keep our minds occupied with chewing
and not talking.
A few years back I found one
of mom's pocketbooks and opened it. In the inside pocket I found an
old wrapper from the gum. It really brought back good memories of a
simpler time when a piece of Dentyne was good enough to bring a
smile to a child. ~ Paige from Nevada
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