Gum - Black Jack

In 1884, Thomas Adams added licorice flavour to his then-flavourless chewing gum, creating Black Jack–the first flavoured gum to be sold in the United States. Not satisfied with just one innovation, Adams also decided to form this “Black Jack” gum into uniform sticks, as opposed to the crudely-shaped pellets that were common for the day, encouraging almost every subsequent gum brand to follow suit.