"If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar"

Harold Wilson's quote recommends that he prefers tinned salmon over smoked salmon. He additionally recommends that he wishes to have the tinned salmon with vinegar. This could be interpreted as a preference for the benefit of tinned salmon over the more labor-intensive smoked salmon. It can also be taken a preference for the taste of tinned salmon with vinegar over the preference of smoked salmon. In addition, maybe interpreted as a choice for the cost of tinned salmon over the more expensive smoked salmon. On The Whole, Harold Wilson's quote recommends that he chooses the convenience, preference, and cost of tinned salmon over smoked salmon.