Native Americans chewed on hard sap nuggets from the spruce tree, and this would become the first commercial chewing gum in the United States. If you're not a fan of the popular synthetic gums on ...

Diemer is the inventor of modern bubblegum, inventor Thomas Adams was the first to incorporate fruit flavors into chewing gum ...

and is made by boiling spruce cones and straining. Sticky gum is the clear sticky sap that can be found on spruce trees—it is used to soothe irritated skin, heal cuts, and reduce the chance of ...