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by Tasha Schwartzmiller

Bubblegum. by Tasha Schwartzmiller. History of Bubblegum. before the 1840s …. ancient Greeks chewed mastiche …. …resin from the mastic tree. History of Bubblegum. before the 1840s …. ancient Mayans chewed chicle …. …sap from the sapodilla tree. History of Bubblegum.

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  1. Bubblegum by Tasha Schwartzmiller

  2. HistoryofBubblegum before the 1840s… ancient Greeks chewed mastiche… …resin from the mastic tree

  3. HistoryofBubblegum before the 1840s… ancient Mayans chewed chicle… …sap from the sapodilla tree

  4. HistoryofBubblegum before the 1840s… North American Indians chewed sap from spruce trees… …and later passed the habit to European settlers…

  5. HistoryofBubblegum after the 1840s… 1848… the first commercial chewing gum was created and sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis… …called State of Maine Gum

  6. HistoryofBubblegum after the 1840s… 1871… Thomas Adams patented a machine to manufacture the chewing gum Tutti-Frutti

  7. HistoryofBubblegum after the 1840s… 1914… William Wrigley Jr. added mint and fruit extracts to gum, creating the brand Wrigley’s Doublemint

  8. HistoryofBubblegum after the 1850s… 1928… Walter Diemer invented the first gum pliable enough to blow bubbles with, Dubble-Bubble

  9. Sapodilla’s Chicle the original gum-base • though the gum-base found in modern gum is usually synthetic, the original gum-base came from the sapodilla tree • native to southern parts of Mexico • sapodilla’s fruit is one of the sweetest fruits in the world • gum-base is not from fruit, but from the chicleor “sap” of the tree

  10. Sapodilla’s Chicle the original gum-base • the chicle from the sapodilla is a major by-product, containing 15% rubber and 38% resin • sapodilla is tapped for its chicle, much like a maple tree for its sap

  11. Howit’sMade main ingredients • gum base • sweeteners • flavorings

  12. Howit’sMade step 1 melting and purifying the gum base

  13. Howit’sMade step 2 mixing the melted gum base and adding sweeteners and flavorings

  14. Howit’sMade step 3 rolling gum through rollers that flatten it into a long strand of ribbon

  15. Howit’sMade step 4 cutting and dividing the ribbon into small rectangular segments

  16. Howit’sMade step 5 adding a coating of sweeteners and preservatives to increase shelf-life and a long-lasting flavor

  17. Howit’sMade step 6 packaging the finished product

  18. Sources Morton, Julia F. "Sapodilla." Hort.purdue/edu.com. Morton, 1987. Web. 05 Nov. 2011. <http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sapodilla.html>. Wrigley. "Making Chewing Gum." Betteroralhealth.info.com. Wrigley. Web. 06 Nov. 2011. <http://www.betteroralhealth.info/orbit_us/about-wrigley/fun-facts/making-chewing-gum/index.htm>. Bellis, Mary. "The History of Chewing Gum." Inventors.about.com. About.com, 2011. Web. 06 Nov. 2011. <http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/gum.htm>. Demand Media, Inc. "How Is Chewing Gum Made?" Cool Quiz! Trivia, Quizzes, Puzzles, Jokes, Useless Knowledge, FUN! Demand Media, 2011. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/gum.asp>.

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