Wife beater undershirt for use as an oven mitt.
Can’t believe nobody has mentioned this yet. An apron. Either the “tuxedo” one, or the “hairy chest” model. Both go great in a white trash kitchen.
Poultry Pal Beer Butt Chicken pan. It seems trashy but does make good chicken for someone who actually wants to use it.
My housemates actually brought this back for me on a trip to Texas: a metal stand for “Borracho Chicken,” aka beer can chicken.
It might sound like a joke, but I’ve never had moister, more tender, or more flavorful chicken. I tell ya, come Thanksgiving, I just need an emu and a pony keg and my family will be set!
Thank you for the awesome suggestions! Strangely enough, the very first one was the winner. I got her a 15 1/4’’ pre-seasoned cast iron skillet to go with the book, all ordered, wrapped, and shipped via Amazon.com.
God bless Amazon.
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Now you can look forward to being served some scrumptious delicacy made with pure lard and fatback. Your mouth should start watering any minute.
You made the right choice! 
Excellent choice!
Since when does “A good quality iron skillet and a set of wooden spoons” = White Trash? Alton Brown endorsed Lodge Cast Iron cookware until he was seduced away by those sexy Japanese knives. (Of course, he* is* from Atlanta.)
But you know this–since you’ve used the cookbook.
The most lavish gift for the Rural-American cook would be: A heavy-duty outdoor burner. Necessary for boiling crawfish & deep-frying turkeys.
Brilliant! And I was gonna suggest a salad shooter and empty Crisco can for ‘drippins’.