Hi Histolady.  I will refer you to volume 23, number 1 of JOH, March 2000.  The article is alcohol/xylene: the unlikely fixative/dehydrant/clearant.  It deals with using a dehydrant solution that is 70% absolute alcohol and 30% xylene ( 5-6 changes of this) then clear with xylene and into paraffin.
 
I swithched to this schedule 2 years ago.  I deal with some pretty decent size chunks of tissue, and they process quite well with this.  Good luck.
 
Fred

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	Does anyone out there in histoland have any suggestions for fatty breast 
tissue processing?  We are having a terrible time getting some of our breast 
tissue fixed well.    Thanks in advance for your responses.