"Not for the weak-kneed," reads the label. "Guaranteed to assault your taste buds. It's a lead-pipe cinch you'll love it."

John Farmer and his PDX Hot Lix company brought out the product a couple of years ago and says it's all in fun.

"I just read the papers and think up ideas for a product," the airline employee said. "Tonya just keeps on giving."

Harding doesn't think it's very funny and neither does her lawyer. Made in Oregon stores pulled the product from the shelves after getting a legal letter advising them not sell the sauce.

The five-ounce bottles are still available at a few stores for about $5. Farmer says he'll supply them to any retailer who will have them until, or unless, Harding sues.

"I'm in hot water, so to speak. Or I may be in hot water," Farmer said Thursday. "I have an attorney who basically thinks the whole thing is laughable. It's like editorial cartoons we see every day throughout the country."

Farmer says he developed the recipe and has it made to order. Portland cartoonist Joe Spooner did the label.