Dubble Bubble memories... The
sense of smell or taste is probably the strongest trigger of memory.
It's hard to find the original Dubble Bubble in stores these days,
but when I do, it can sure take me back! Chewing a piece of Dubble
Bubble transports me instantly to my childhood in Yonkers, NY. I can
remember more than once getting a dollar and, on Saturday, walking
maybe 4 miles to the candy store on Broadway that sold Dubble Bubble
for a penny a piece. I'd buy 100 pieces in a brown paper bag, and
stash it like treasure underneath my bed. Chewing Dubble Bubble now
conjures up of images of exploring the woods, playing Army, 4th of
July family gatherings, etc. Dubble Bubble is like a mini time
machine. ~ Scott from Florida
I was about 6 or 7 years old and my older sister and I were riding in
our Grandfather's car on the way home from the store. He had bought
us some Double Bubble Gum and as we were going home he said if we
both give him a piece of our gum he would blow the "world's LARGEST
bubble"!! So he chewed for a few minutes and then he proceeded to
blow the biggest bubble I had seen in my life!!! Of course the best
part was when it POPPED all over his face!! Now mind you- he's
driving a car!!! I don't think to this day I have ever laughed
harder!! ~ Becky from California
When I was younger, my parents would get me and my sister some type of
candy for Valentine's Day. One year, I remember, my dad got me this
huge bucket of Dubble Bubble Gum. It took me months to even get
close to finishing it. When the gum finally started to run out, my
whole family had started to help me eat it. The last few pieces in
the bucket started to get hard because it was taking me so long to
get through the whole bucket, and by the time we got to those last
few pieces, we noticed it was becoming increasingly harder to chew
the gum. So my sister came up with the idea to microwave the gum for
a short period of time before chewing it to soften it up. It worked
well and we finally finished the bucket of Dubble Bubble Gum! ~
Samantha from Minnesota
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