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Commentor Name:	PR
Comments left:	The same company also made Magic Cat Bubble Gum. This stuff came in a similar yellow wrapper to Black Cat, but the cat on it was hot pink. They also made Green Cat (spearmint) and Purple Cat (grape). In Canada, the "Cat" gums sold for 2 cents a piece, in the mid-1970s. They were not widely available. Only one shop in my town sold them. When you unwrapped a piece of Magic Cat, it was pale yellow. But when you put it in your mouth and chewed it a bit, it turned the brightest hot pink I've ever seen in a bubble gum. The flavour was a mild, marshmallowy-fruity kind of flavour. The closest equivalent I've found is Anglo Bubbly bubble gum, with a flavour described as "pear". It blows great bubbles (even with just one piece), and it's not as overpoweringly sweet as North American bubble gum. I seem to recall that Anglo made the various "Cat" bubble gums, but I haven't been able to find a photo of any of the old wrappers to verify this. All I have is a memory of seeing the name "ANGLO" on the wrappers back then. Magic Cat was abruptly yanked from the shelves, after only a year or so. I've heard it was because the bright pink food colouring was found to be carcinogenic. But I've no documentation to confirm or disprove this.
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